Verdigris targets enterprise customers spending at least $10,000 monthly on electricity
Mark Chung · 751: IoT Electricity Measuring King Raises $16m w/ $1.2 Million Revenue · Aug 14, 2017 · at 14:43
Mark Chung, co-founder and CEO of Verdigris, explains the minimum customer size needed for rapid ROI on energy management IoT hardware.
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“General rule of thumb is that we look for people who've spent, spend about 10,000 dollars a month on electricity.”
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