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Chris Vetter says current tech startup valuations are extreme and crazy
“Well, these sums that you hear from like the investment volumes you see, and then the calculated values of companies here nowadays, it's kind of extreme. It's a bit crazy. So I don't really believe in the, in these valuations. I think the true value is sometim…”
Chris Vetter Jun 4, 2021 ▶ 16:07 HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits
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HRForecast customers pay €20k to €200k annually on average
“We usually talk about yearly revenues rather than monthly revenues, and it would be between Well, 20 to 200,000 per company on average.”
Chris Vetter Jun 4, 2021 ▶ 3:53 HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits
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HRForecast's largest contract is €300,000 per year
“Unfortunately, no, it's 300,000 euros.”
Chris Vetter Jun 4, 2021 ▶ 4:22 HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits
Disclosure
Vetter: HRForecast has never raised outside capital
“No, we have not raised capital.”
Chris Vetter Jun 4, 2021 ▶ 7:04 HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits
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Vetter: 70% to 80% of New Clients Come From Account Expansion
“No, actually now we know that it's about 70 to 80% of success management. So we work mostly, mostly with really large global companies and obviously If you know, if you have one touch point, you can get many, many more, right? They're global, different locati…”
Chris Vetter Jun 4, 2021 ▶ 8:12 HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits
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Vetter: HRForecast grew revenue by 50% last year
“I mean, we have grown 50% last year, so .”
Chris Vetter Jun 4, 2021 ▶ 13:17 HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits
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HRForecast signed Germany's five biggest pharma companies in one year
“So if you asked me one year ago, we had like one pharma client. Now we have, I think the five biggest pharma companies in Germany are probably our clients.”
Chris Vetter Jun 4, 2021 ▶ 13:56 HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits
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Vetter: HRForecast has been profitable since inception
“We've been profitable ever since because that's how we how we grow.”
Chris Vetter Jun 4, 2021 ▶ 14:41 HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits
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Vetter: HRForecast has served over 500 clients with 100 active
“Well, so far we've served over. 500 clients, I would say right now around 100.”
Chris Vetter Jun 4, 2021 ▶ 6:21 HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits
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