The Ledger

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Prediction Not checkable as stated
Hirewire aims to reach $200,000 in MRR by the end of 2017
“Well, we actually just launched our monetization, so it's below that, but I think that by the end of the year we'll be on track.”
Cho Nguyen Aug 3, 2017 ▶ 12:44 740: He's Helped 20,000 Land a Job, $4m Raised, $200k MRR
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hirewire retains over 95% of its customers on a monthly basis
“Yeah, I would say we're retaining like 95 plus percent.”
Cho Nguyen Aug 3, 2017 ▶ 14:30 740: He's Helped 20,000 Land a Job, $4m Raised, $200k MRR
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Campus Special hit $15M revenue with around 40 employees before selling
“We're doing about fifteen million in revenue. And employee headcount in the forties.”
Cho Nguyen Aug 3, 2017 ▶ 2:46 740: He's Helped 20,000 Land a Job, $4m Raised, $200k MRR
Assertion Contradicted
Cho Nguyen sold Campus Special for roughly $25 million
“It was about twenty five million.”
Cho Nguyen Aug 3, 2017 ▶ 3:20 740: He's Helped 20,000 Land a Job, $4m Raised, $200k MRR
Disclosure
Hirewire raised its first $2 million before building a prototype
“We raised it before we even had a prototype. So two million to start and then an additional two million last year. So about four million so far.”
Cho Nguyen Aug 3, 2017 ▶ 6:24 740: He's Helped 20,000 Land a Job, $4m Raised, $200k MRR
Disclosure
Hirewire charges employers $50 to $100 per location per month
“We charge per location per month, so that ranges from 50 to a hundred dollars per location per month, depending on usage.”
Cho Nguyen Aug 3, 2017 ▶ 9:07 740: He's Helped 20,000 Land a Job, $4m Raised, $200k MRR
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hirewire facilitated 20,000 hires in Atlanta during its first year
“So we in one year in Atlanta, got over 4000 employers to sign up and accumulated over a 100,000 job seekers and got 20,000 people hired.”
Cho Nguyen Aug 3, 2017 ▶ 10:22 740: He's Helped 20,000 Land a Job, $4m Raised, $200k MRR
Disclosure
Hirewire monetizes solely through SaaS fees without taking a transaction cut
“On the job secret side, we're not making money. I thought that was your question. On the buy, on the, what cut are you making on the other side? There isn't a cut.”
Cho Nguyen Aug 3, 2017 ▶ 17:09 740: He's Helped 20,000 Land a Job, $4m Raised, $200k MRR
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