3 Growth Tactics we Used to grow SEMRush to $330m ARR and Why Shares dropped 20% on IPO day

3 Growth Tactics we Used to grow SEMRush to $330m ARR and Why Shares dropped 20% on IPO day

Author: Nathan Latka May 2, 2024 Duration: 25:46

Eugene Levin joined SEMRush at $3m ARR after the founders wouldn't let him invest. As president, he's grown the business to 100,000 paying customers 850k free users, $2,500 ACV and 25% YoY revenue growth. Will they break $350m ARR this year?


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