Childress says 70% of Output's revenue comes from SaaS subscriptions
Paris Childress · $0 to $12m: The most successful SaaS Paid Ads Story of All Time? · Nov 23, 2020 · at 3:34
Paris Childress discusses client Output.com's business model and revenue breakdown between software and hardware gear sales.
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“Right now, I'd say probably 70% of their revenue is SaaS.”
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