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Listen to the HRchat podcast from The HR Gazette (https://hr-gazette.com) to get insights, strategies, and anecdotes to help you get more from the world of work. Show topics covered include HR Tech, Leadership, Talent, Recruitment, Employee Engagement, Recognition and Company Culture. Hosted by Bill Banham and other HR enthusiasts, the HRchat show publishes interviews with influencers, leaders, analysts, and those in the HR trenches. New episodes are published 1-2 times each week and shows a ...
What if you knew data behind the fastest growing SaaS companies today? Each morning join Nathan Latka as he spends 15 minutes interviewing SaaS founders. You'll learn how SaaS CEO's launched their startup and grew it into a real SaaS business. SaaS Founders range from bootstrapped to funded, MVP to 10,000 customers, pre revenue to pre IPO.
Outback Talks: The Employee Engagement Podcast is a monthly audio resource for HR and business professionals who are interested in building better corporate teams. Each podcast features an interview with an expert, to bring you practical tips and tricks you can use around the office, at your next team building event, or your upcoming training seminar. Learn more at http://www.outbackteambuilding.com
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#247: How to Keep Employees Engaged w/ Kristina Holle, GAP
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In this HRchat episode, we hear from Kristina Holle, a business leader in strategic and operational HR activities, focusing on employee engagement, talent branding, and driving a culture of wellbeing. At GAP, Kristina plays a strategic role in change management initiatives and creates a multi-level approach to attaining employee feedback. Kristina …
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Solar Panel Install Software Breaks $26k/mo, Raising $1.5m on $6m Valuation
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Love solar & technology. Started The Solar Labs as a Senior in college. My vision is to help solar installers scale their businesses (and thereby bring more solar to the world) and install better engineering solar systems.By Nathan Latka
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Modigie Gets You Accurate Prospect Cell Numbers, Hits $300k ARR, 29 Customers
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Ken Hoppe is Founder and CEO of Modigie. Prior to Modigie Ken spent 18+ years in various tech leadership roles, experiencing firsthand the widespread shift to mobile-for-business communications. Realizing the significant hurdle in sales productivity due to lack of connection, Ken now strives to transform the B2B sales and marketing process with Mod…
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Proposify Hits $7m Revenue Driving Expansion Into 200 Enterprise Accounts with $10k+ ACV's
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Kyle Racki is the co-founder and CEO of Proposify, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, which currently serves more than ten thousand customers worldwide. He started his first business, a web design company, at age twenty-four and sold it after five years. Kyle has blogged extensively about his journey throu…
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Queen of Community Rosie Sherry Reveals Secrets of Engagement, Growth, Monetization
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Rosie previously bootstrapped Ministry of Testing, a community for software testers, to 7 figures. Now she leads the community over at Indie Hackers and is building up Rosieland, a community for community builders, on the side.By Nathan Latka
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Finimize Uses 1m Email List to Launch API SaaS, Grows to 30% of Total Revenue
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Founder of Finimize, the world’s largest and most engaged finance community •Previously co-founded one of the largest ecommerce players in Switzerland, sold with 200 employees to the largest Swiss media house •Forbes 30 under 30 in 2016, mentor at TechstarsBy Nathan Latka
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#248: HR Needs to Better Educate Employees About Benefits w/ Michael Melchior, Virgin Pulse
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Employee benefits should be simple. But, - as employers continue to expand their employee benefits offerings to improve engagement, productivity, and retain talent, - the majority of people are confused. According to MetLife, 60% of employees do not understand what programs are available to them, how they might help them, or how to use them. Couple…
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Collabogence Pivoting from $300k Agency, Raising $1.5m on $5m Pre?
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Peter Smit has spent half his life on either side of the Atlantic. He has lived in 7 countries and speaks four languages Raised in the age of matrix management, running programs, initiatives, projects and business globally, he has long been a proponent of collaboration and the tools which enable it. He is the CEO and founder of Collabogence, a Toro…
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FullFunnel.io Using 4k FB Community, Book to Grow B2B SaaS Business
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Founder of Fullfunnel.io ( Full-Funnel B2B marketing for B2B Service-Based, Tech and SaaS companies) and ROIplan (marketing planning platform). I live and breathe B2B marketing since 2007. Author of ""LinkedIn Content Marketing: How to generate high-quality B2B leads on LinkedIn without cold messaging and ads"" book that was awarded as the best B2B…
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SalesImpact Hits $1.5m ARR Training SaaS Sales Leaders
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Paul is an entrepreneur with 18 years’ experience in founding and scaling global companies. Over the last 7 years, he has grown two international technology businesses from zero to $70M in combined sales as CRO and $500M + in value. Paul has also raised over $100M of investment across all stages.By Nathan Latka
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x0pa Breaks $3m Revenue, Grows 6x selling B2B Hiring tool
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Founder and CEO. Third venture, entrepreneur since 1997. Started first company with an investment of $1000 to make it a multi million dollar company across 5 continents. Pivoted to digital platform in 2017. Recipient of over 23 awards including Female Business Personality of the Year , entrepreneur of the year Asia…
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LennysNewsletter On Building 45k List, 2.5k Slack Group, Monetization Strategies and Substack Future
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Lemon.io Did $2.73m Connecting Developers with Jobs, Keeps 25%
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I founded Lemon.io (previous name Coding Ninjas) in 2015 with an idea to build an Uber for web development. You post a project, and the next available (pre-vetted) developer picks it up. Previously I had 2 failed attempts to build businesses: AdSense for images and local classified in Ukraine. Before that, I was the head of sales in a 100-person SE…
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FiveRings Is Outsourced SDR for SaaS, $360k in ARR
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Starting my first venture at the age of 20 showed me incredible highs and crushing lows (eating PB&J for every meal). Gained a ton of skills doing door to door, cold calling, and managing a team of 30 commission only sales reps. After pursuing a few other ventures in this realm, I gained a lot of knowledge about growing sales, building teams and me…
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#246: Improving the HR Department's Data Literacy w/ Matthew Hamilton, Protective Life
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In this HRchat, we look at the why and how of improving the data literacy skills of the HR department. Our guest this time is Matthew Hamilton, Head of HR Strategy and People Analytics at Protective Life. As part of their mission to upskill their workforce, Protective Life has contracted AIHR to upskill their HR professionals with analytical and da…
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ConnectBooks Helps FBA Sellers with Quickbooks, $60k MRR
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GlobeChain Lists Waste Products, Does $1.6m in ARR in SaaS Enabled Marketplace Model
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May is the founder of Globechain,a reuse marketplace that connects corporates to charities and smes to redistribute unneeded items, generating ESG data.Working in investment banking, May saw a need to digitise waste.Globechain has 10,000 members, operates in UK,Spain,NYC&UAE.Recognised as one of Forbes 100 top environmentalist 2020&top 100 Meaningf…
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#245: Live Services and Diverse Workforces w/ Marin Hoffman, Virgin Pulse
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The landscape of the workforce and the needs of employees have changed drastically in 2020. Nearly 42 percent of the U.S. labor force, for example, are now working from home full time with an estimated 25-30 percent continuing to do so through 2021. Substance abuse, anxiety and depression are rising at alarming rates and the challenge to generate m…
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FinHIre Founder Needs to Solve Marketplace Problem but Won't Quit Full Time Job
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Antonis is a marketing professional with extensive experience within the e-commerce industry and a large presence in the Berlin startup scene. He has had the privilege of working for Fortune 500 companies and other top brands in the US and Europe. In 2020 he founded his second company, finhire.me.By Nathan Latka
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Hipotecalo Does $15m in Home Buyer Loans, Charges 13% gives investors 7%, they make the spread
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Seasoned executive with broad experience in all aspects related to Business Development, Turnarounds, Fund Raising, Corporate Finance & Strategic Advisory. Deeply experience in M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Debt Restructuring and Chapter 11 processes. Experienced in leading the digital transformation and immersion process in a fintech compa…
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Party.Space Makes $200k From One Customer, Hopin Challenger Next?
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Ex-finance-bro. 4 years in VC/PE tech-focused investment firm CYFRD. Keen on hustle culture & b2b-sales.By Nathan Latka
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Packy McCormick Not Boring Substack Hits $50k Revenue, 25k Subs
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Packy is the founder of Not Boring, a weekly newsletter covering strategy and finance through the stories of companies big and small. After starting his career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Packy spent six years as the NYC GM and VP, Experience at Breather.By Nathan Latka
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Varbi HR Tool Hits $3.7m, $400k Profit Helping 2m Job Applicants find Opportunities
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Live and breathe business internationalization and entrepreneurship. Started out as consultant assisting Swedish companies abroad, founded and co-founded three start-ups between 2005-2011. Sold the first company in 2012, the second in 2019, and now I work with internationalization at Varbi as well as being COB. Married. Two kids.…
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#244: Remote Recruiting in 2021 w/ Chris Russell, RecTech Media
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In this HRchat episode, we consider trends in recruitment tech and offer tips for those looking to land or place remote jobs in 2021. Our guest this time is Chris Russell, digital recruiting expert and Managing Director at RecTech Media. Chris's job is to inform and empower the modern recruiter through articles, podcasts, and other media he produce…
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UnicornPlatform Bootstrapped, 500 customers, Doesn't Want "Scale at all costs"
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CEO and founder of Unicorn Platform, the landing page builder for startups, creator of Broadwise.org, the startup community, DJ.By Nathan Latka
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WeTipi Raising $500k Pre-Launch for Matching Tenants with Homeowners
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Entrepreneur with extensive knowledge of technology and product. Started my first company in school selling cheat sheets. Cofounded Foodo an online same day grocery delivery. Supported LEAD energy AG in moving R&D to Europe, both software and hardware. Built two custom ERP systems from scratch.By Nathan Latka
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#243: How Payroll Leaders Can Innovate in 2021 w/ Felicia Cheek, Oracle
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Many organizations are still battling with inherited legacy technologies & processes. The 2020 pandemic left many companies in mess. Moments of crisis bring several gaps to light that result in organizations devising plans to mitigate risks caused by gaps; treating crises as an opportunity to re-invent & re-align organizational goals for 2021. In t…
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Amilia Makes $8m/yr From Event Organizers on 3 Revenue Streams
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Founder and CEO of Amilia, one of Quebec’s fastest-growing tech companies. Providing the first activity-based eCommerce SaaS solution to organizations all over North America, he has made it his mission to help administrators streamline their day-to-day tasks to allow them to focus on growth and prosperity. A passionate entrepreneur and former ventu…
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LeadCrunch Hits $24m Revenue, $650k Revenue Per Employee, Raising $30m for 20% Of Business 2021?
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Billd Construction Fintech Lends $100m to Subcontractors, Makes 12%+ Spread
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Christopher Doyle is an entrepreneur and business leader with extensive hands-on construction industry experience and a proven record of launching successful startups. He is the founder, president and CEO of Billd, a disruptive payment solution for the construction industry that helps contractors and suppliers grow their businesses with less hassle…
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FlockFreight Grows 400% YoY, 500k Pallets Shipped, Still Shy of $1b Valuation
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Logistics and innovation run through Oren’s veins. Following his parents’ footsteps, who created their own freight forwarder after years with Foreman’s van line, he founded his own 100-truck fleet at age 20, providing white-glove freight service throughout the U.S. and Canada. Next came SolSource, Oren’s first brokerage, which services major client…
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LeagueApps Passes $1b in Event Revenue, Takes 4%
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Jamespot Profits $40k/mo on $4m Revenue helping Teams Stay Connected
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How Lately Hit $900k For Social Media Automation Tool Using AI, $7m valuation
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Kate Bradley Chernis is the Founder & CEO of Lately, which uses AI to automatically transform longform content like blogs, podcasts and videos into dozens of ""smart"" social posts it learns will yield the highest engagement from your audience. As a former marketing agency owner, Kate initially created the idea for Lately out of spreadsheets for th…
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#242: What to Expect in the HCM Tech Market in 2021 w/ Jeremy Ames, Workforce Insight
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In this episode, we welcome Jeremy Ames back to the show to talk about the HCM Technology market in 2021. Jeremy is VP of HCM Services at Workforce Insight (WFI), a world leader in workforce management (WFM) and human capital management (HCM) technology services. His business unit is responsible for implementing and enhancing various HCM platforms,…
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Mode Grows 95% to $19m ARR, Turning Analysis Into Superhero's
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Derek Steer is the CEO of Mode, a new startup enabling data scientists to share and discover work. With Mode, analysts are more productive and connected, both publicly within the data community and privately within organizations.Before co-founding Mode in 2013, Derek was an early member of Yammer’s Analytics team. There, he built tools to identify …
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NessLabs Hits 1,500 Members Paying $75k, Software Next?
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Anne-Laure Le Cunff is the founder of Ness Labs, an online platform offering neuroscience-based content and coaching to thousands of entrepreneurs and knowledge workers. Prior to Ness Labs, she led marketing for digital health products at Google. She holds a MSc in applied neuroscience from King's College London.…
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BossInsights 2x YoY to 5 Customers Helping Lenders Capture Data
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Former banker & 2nd time founder, Keren Moynihan is the CEO/co-founder of Boss Insights. Boss Insights offers Business Data as a Service. Their single API enables easy access to hundreds of sources (Quickbooks, SalesForce, Stripe) bridging data gaps between banks and business customers in under 1 minute. Banks know where a business was, is and will…
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How GoSun Sold 50,000 Units, $4m Revenue, 250k Community, Software Next?
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Patrick has worked with solar for over 20 years, and maintains a diverse background in design, social enterprise and manufacturing. Volunteering in developing countries has inspired Patrick to create solar solutions that meet essential needs like cooking, cooling and sanitation.By Nathan Latka
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KPISense Raising $1.5m Now on $1.2m Revenues As Tech Enabled CFO For SaaS Founders
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Will has over a decade of experience helping SaaS and software businesses solve their strategic financial challenges. During that timeframe, Will has led, operated, advised and/or invested in over 100 SaaS and software companies. In March 2019, Will founded KPI Sense to re-invent the concept of outsourced CFO and FP&A work for SaaS and Software bus…
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Willco Breaks 10k Customers, $1m Revenue, $6m Valuation for End of Life Planning
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Erin is an entrepreneur, speaker, startup advisor, and former technology journalist. She is co-founder and CEO at Willful, an online estate planning platform. She has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Forbes, and CNN, and she was named one of Marketing Magazine's top 30 Under 30 marketers.…
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#241: How to Design Better Team Performance w/ Monica Gibbs, Performance By Design
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In this episode, we chat with Monica Gibbs, a highly regarded recruiter, speaker, author and wellness consultant who is passionate about helping organizations attract and retain top talent. She is one of the only recruiters in Canada who also partners with her clients on workplace wellness initiatives. She is a CHRL (Certified Human Resources Leade…
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EasyGenerators Grows 100% YoY to $4.2m Revenue, 1200 Customers
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Kasper has been an industry leader in the L&D space for over 25 years. He has made an impact on this ever-evolving field as CEO of the fast growing scale up Easygenerator and as an e-learning blogger (kasperspiro.com), author and speaker at various e-learning conferences around the world.By Nathan Latka
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EssayJack Raising $2m on $8m Valuation, $250k in ARR
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Dr. Lindy Ledohowski (B.A., B.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.) was a former English teacher and then English professor in Canada before becoming an EdTech CEO for academic writing software platform, EssayJack. She has won numerous awards for her teaching, research, and publications, and is now an award-winning entrepreneur. She has published both peer-reviewed sc…
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#240: Employer Branding and Looking Ahead to 2021 w/ Lars Schmidt
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In this episode of HRchat, we invite Lars Schmidt back to the show to reflect on 2020 from a recruiting and branding perspective and talk about a more optimistic outlook for jobs and company culture in 2021. Lars is an author of HR bestseller Redefining HR, a podcast host, Founder at Amplify and Founder & Host at Redefining HR Media Group. He has s…
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OnCallHealth Grows 150% to $3m Run Rate for Virtual Patient Care HealthTech
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Nicholas Chepesiuk is the Founder & CEO of OnCall Health. Prior to starting OnCall in 2016, Nicholas was an early hire at education technology company Top Hat, and marketing technology company Turnstyle (acquired by Yelp).By Nathan Latka
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WhatConverts Hits $2.1m Revenue, $300k Profits in Call Tracking Space
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Started first business (online industrial directory) in 1999 in South Africa, and is still in operation today. Personally moved to UK in 2001 to have a more politically stable business base. Then moved to USA in 2006, as US based clients began to increase. Over the years we morphed from an industrial directory to a digital marketing agency. In 2014…
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AlgoPix Hits $2.4m Revenue Helping CPG Brands Monitor Competitors Pricing
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Alogpix is the only place to understand eCommerce market share, pricing, and promotions of your competitors and category in real-time. Powering Fortune 50 CPGs and Marketplaces, Algopix gives you a window into now, not weeks ago with 1P + 3P Coverage so you can adjust to current market conditions, boost sessions and conversions with more relevant m…
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WriterAccess Makes $9m This Year, Pays Freelancers $6.4m Helping 5,000 Brands With Content
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WIldJar Call Tracking, a 5 person $2m Revenue Business, wow!
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Co founder and CEO of WildJar First startup. Bootstrapped - started in 2016. Born in New Zealand, grew up in Australia and currently living in the Scotland 🐑🐑🐑By Nathan Latka
