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Enhanced notes · Mon, Sep 28
Acme renewal
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Your notes · 00:31
- acme renewal w/ Dana (ops)
- series B closed?? 32M
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Rough notes, “series B closed?? 32M” and “40 → 120 seats by march”, become “Series B closed: $32M” (footnote 1), an added line “Led by Northstar, two weeks ago” (footnote 1), and “Seats grow from 40 to about 120 by March”, footnote 2, which cites Dana at 00:26: “Support goes from 40 people to about 110 by March. With ops and success, call it 120 seats.”
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