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Benevity drives enterprise growth with a direct sales team of just 20

Brian de Lottinville · 1588 Why 450 Enterprises Pay Him $45M+ in ARR To Help With Employee Volunteering and Donation Programs · Nov 29, 2019 · at 14:51

Brian de Lottinville breaks down Benevity's team distribution between sales, engineering, and customer success.

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“Our sales team is only about 20, 21, I think, in the market.”

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