Asim: eCorte Colorado Statewide Contract Made Less Than Arkansas County Contract
Ibrahim Asim · How we grew our GovTech SaaS from $50k to $350k ARR in the last 12 months · Nov 10, 2022 · at 18:41
Ibrahim Asim, founder of GovTech SaaS company eCorte, compares flat subscription pricing with usage-based government contracts during COVID-19.
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“So then once COVID hit, courts all get shut down. Now I only have a 10 K contract with pay as you go on two cents a message. So much, much less expected volume. So a statewide contract ended up actually spending less than a county contract.”
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