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Assertion Supported
Callens: 89% of top G2 SaaS companies receive negative analytics reviews
“So what we did is we looked at 250 of the top-performing G-two top-performing companies on G-two on the main categories. And we looked at how their end users perceived the analytical feature set. And we actually found out that 89% of all these companies dealt …”
Karel Callens Jun 28, 2023 ▶ 6:51 The 5 levels of great customer analytics experience
Assertion Supported
G2 reviews power AWS, Azure, and IBM Red Hat cloud marketplaces.
“But I think partnering also with Giants, we partner with AWS Marketplace. We partner with Microsoft Azure. We partner with IBM Red Hat. So three of the four largest cloud marketplaces in the world are now powered by G-II reviews.”
Godard Abel Apr 29, 2022 ▶ 21:04 This Founder Built 3 SaaS Companies, hit $40m ARR 3 times. Here's how
Prediction Didn’t hold up
G2 aims to break $100 million in ARR during 2022
“Our goal is to break that next year.”
Godard Abel Oct 25, 2021 ▶ 11:20 G2 on Track to Break $100m ARR 2022, $60m+ Today at $1.1b Valuation
Assertion Supported
Indig: G2 is the software marketplace with the most reviews
“G two is the marketplace with the most software reviews.”
Kevin Indig Jan 28, 2021 ▶ 5:58 SEO Secrets from Shopify, G2 Head of SEO Strategy
Assertion Supported
Phil Strazzulla claims his platform outranks G2 on shared target search queries
“I am actually beating them on lots of relevant queries, and they are targeting the same exact queries.”
Phil Strazzulla Jun 9, 2020 ▶ 11:31 "Ex VC Bootstrapping New G2 Competitor, 24 Customers, $12k MRR "
Assertion Partly supported
Callens: 61% of negative analytics reviews cite clunky usability
“Well, the main reason, 61% of all negative reviews indicated that it was too clunky to use.”
Karel Callens Jun 28, 2023 ▶ 7:13 The 5 levels of great customer analytics experience
Assertion Contradicted
Yunus: vFairs ranked number one on G2 and Capterra for 12 quarters
“Whether it's on G two or Captera, we'll be ranked number one for almost 12 quarters in a row now.”
Muhammad Younas Oct 7, 2022 ▶ 15:17 Copy vFairs Used to Get 1,000+ G2 Reviews and $30M ARR without hiring any outbound sales team
Assertion Supported
G2's recent $1.1 billion Series D valuation was post-money
“The 1.1 billion was a post post.”
Godard Abel Oct 25, 2021 ▶ 13:52 G2 on Track to Break $100m ARR 2022, $60m+ Today at $1.1b Valuation
Assertion Supported
G2 currently categorizes over 100,000 software applications across 2,000 categories
“Because we categorize over a 100,000 apps into 2000 categories.”
Godard Abel Oct 25, 2021 ▶ 7:03 G2 on Track to Break $100m ARR 2022, $60m+ Today at $1.1b Valuation
Assertion Supported
Abel: G2 has raised $100 million in total funding
“A hundred million.”
Godard Abel Dec 4, 2020 ▶ 11:12 G2 Hits $50m in ARR (+$20m), and $450m Valuation
Assertion Contradicted
Artesian ranks second on G2 Crowd behind DiscoverOrg
“We're now number two in the G two crowd ranking in terms of the most popular sales intelligence platform, just behind the guys at discover org.”
Andrew Yates May 30, 2017 ▶ 9:06 675: Would you acquire Mattermark? Artesian $700k MRR, $40M Raised w/ CEO Andrew Yates
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