Fulcher: Zenefits navigated its pivot with thousands of customers and ample cash
Jay Fulcher · 1095 His First Move at Zenefits? 450 Laid Off. Now Eyeing Profitability and $100m in ARR · Jul 24, 2018 · at 2:34
Jay Fulcher describes the favorable customer base and cash reserves that enabled Zenefits to execute a strategic pivot after his arrival as CEO.
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“It's not often when you have thousands of customers and plenty of cash with which to be able to kind of affect this pivot and to go in this new direction.”
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