Prediction Not publicly verifiable AI assessment confidence: 85% certainty 2/5 debate potential 1/5

Owler projects generating $3M to $5M in revenue in 2017

Jim Fowler · EP 433: $19M Raised, 0 to 1M Active Users for Copmetitive Intelligence Platform Owler with CEO Jim Fowler · Sep 30, 2016 · at 15:19

Owler founder and CEO Jim Fowler provides forward-looking financial projections for the company in 2017.

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“I'm imagining we're going to do, you know, anywhere between three and five million in revenue and in 26, in 2017.”

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