Today, Pitchbook has annual revenues of $50 million and serves 2,000 elite corporate customers inclu
Today, Pitchbook has annual revenues of $50 million and serves 2,000 elite corporate customers including Andreessen Horowitz. But in the early years, @pitchbookdata CEO John Gabbert was getting by on a hope and a prayer, as well as a deep conviction that he was creating a product that there was a market for. Despite 200 rejections, he kept making calls until one voicemail landed him a $1.2 million investment. “I would love to think that I had some secret,” he says. “But truthfully, a lot of it is just wiring. The whole grit piece gets talked about. I think it’s just that.” -- source link