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Dayton: Clearview Social was at approximately $900K ARR 12 months ago

Adrian Dayton · 1168 Social Media For Lawyers Doubles YOY to $1.5m ARR, Raising $1m? · Oct 5, 2018 · at 2:28

Adrian Dayton, founder of Clearview Social, discusses the company's year-over-year revenue growth.

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“So 12 months ago, we were at a About 900,000 ARR.”

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