Convert Group grew with zero sales or marketing staff until 2021
Pan Dezarellis · CPG Data SaaS Doubles to $1.6m ARR, Raising $3m on $18m Now · Jul 15, 2021 · at 8:23
Pan Dezarellis explains Convert Group's organic word-of-mouth customer acquisition history to Nathan Latka.
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“We didn't have any marketing department and we didn't have any salespeople. It was happening organic up to today.”
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