Levin: SEMrush net retention tops 100%, a rarity for SEO tools
Eugene Levin · 1203 SEMRush to hit $80m ARR This Year, Here's How · Nov 9, 2018 · at 19:20
Eugene Levin, CSO of SEMrush, explains their net revenue retention metrics during an interview with Nathan Latka.
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“So so that's slightly above hundred percent, which is yet again, really unseen in our industry.”
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