HackerEarth says its largest accounts contribute only ~10% of revenue
Sachin Gupta · HackerEarth 4.5m Developer Community Breaks $5m Run Rate, 100% Net Retention · Aug 20, 2020 · at 4:58
Sachin Gupta, founder and CEO of technical assessment platform HackerEarth, discusses customer revenue distribution and concentration risk with Nathan Latka.
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“We have a fairly even distribution. I would say our top customers, some of my biggest accounts would contribute only to about 10% of our revenue.”
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