Morley: Cloud Companies Do Not Talk Enough About Gross Margins
Patrick Morley · 1384 CyberSecurity SaaS CarbonBlack Passes $200m ARR Charging $30/Device/per · May 9, 2019 · at 17:28
Patrick Morley, CEO of cybersecurity company Carbon Black, discusses key financial metrics that scaling SaaS companies should prioritize.
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“And then gross margins as a cloud company, a lot of people don't talk enough in our opinion about gross margins. Obviously gross margins are really, really important for internal employees to understand.”
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