Gupta: HackerEarth serves approximately 500 customers globally
Sachin Gupta · HackerEarth 4.5m Developer Community Breaks $5m Run Rate, 100% Net Retention · Aug 20, 2020 · at 7:03
HackerEarth CEO Sachin Gupta shares customer count metrics with Nathan Latka.
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“So we're working with about 500 customers split, you know, distributed globally.”
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