Varun Anand
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co-founder @clay. Described as "affable," "plaintive" and "stricken" by The New York Times.
New York, NY
Joined April 2009
If your LTV is $75,000 and you have a 3:1 LTV:CAC ratio, most marketers would say: "Great, we can spend $25,000 to acquire this customer." But that's how companies run out of cash. Here's the metric @Clay prioritizes instead: LTV to CAC dominate marketers' mindshare. It's
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I'm glad the subway ads are doing something!! but for real this really moved me♥️
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I asked our Head of Finance if I could spend $60,000 to take five enterprise CRO prospects to the Super Bowl. He did the ROI math and it's not looking good for me. Karan Parekh ( @kp_1123) actually walked me through the numbers on camera - deal size requirements, probability
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Now live: @Clay in @ChatGPTapp! Starting today, we’re giving reps the power of Clay directly in their ChatGPT conversations. This means sellers can source from enrichment providers, contact databases, tech stacks, headcount growth, fundraising, website traffic, and AI research
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2,000,000+ commercial deliveries. New cities unlocked. See where we’re taking off next
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Here’s something you probably didn’t know about me. I am EXTREMELY anal about where people sit. Here’s how I set up interviews, sales meetings and conference rooms: I think there should be entire rooms purpose-built just for interviewing (@puneetsab is working on this for
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I want to give every startup founder permission to hire candidates based off vibes. But I'm going to give you the vocabulary to feel better about it. Leaders resist "vibes hiring" because it sounds lazy. Like you’re not doing due diligence. People don’t love feelings-based
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A large % of growth across the Worklife portfolio can be directly attributed to GTM Engineering, AI-native function created by Clay.
Today we hit $100M ARR at @clay. It took us six years to go from $0-1m, then two years to go from $1-100m. I’m going to walk you through the 6 biggest GTM bets that got us here. $100M ARR may be the headline, but I’m most proud of how we accomplished it: we’ve never churned
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Today we hit $100M ARR at @clay. It took us six years to go from $0-1m, then two years to go from $1-100m. I’m going to walk you through the 6 biggest GTM bets that got us here. $100M ARR may be the headline, but I’m most proud of how we accomplished it: we’ve never churned
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→ Check out the story on @nytimes by @m_delamerced
https://t.co/zbOiedimza → Our blog post about the raise https://t.co/C0UUzYLDUC
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We raised a $100M Series C at a $3.1B valuation to power GTM engineering!
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To our incredible community: this milestone belongs to you. You’ve turned a vision into a global movement creating economic opportunity across continents. We’re building a generational company that is transforming how businesses find and sell to each other. Join us— we’re hiring!
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We’re building the IDE for GTM—just like Figma for designers or Cursor for developers. GTM engineering is proof that AI doesn’t have to replace creativity—it can amplify it. Revenue problems are systems problems. And the future belongs to teams who can constantly iterate.
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Most Voice AI feels robotic because of latency. At Telnyx, we co-locate our GPUs right next to our owned telephony network. Making responses feel truly instant. Competitors can't fake this ownership. Follow my page for the latest on tech and AI!
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This funding, led by Alphabet’s @CapitalG, with participation from @MeritechCapital, @sequoia, @firstround, @BoxGroup, @Boldstartvc, and @SapphireVC, helps us more deeply invest in our product and community.
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One that sticks with me: at Clay Club Lahore, doctors and software engineers are learning GTM engineering as a path to Western opportunity. Developers from the local Google group are pivoting to GTME because it’s a more accessible path to economic mobility.
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Some of the stories truly move me: People crossing war-torn borders to attend Clay Clubs and master hard-won skills. Paying off student debt 10x faster than planned. Financing a wedding and buying a home through work built on Clay.
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We coined the term “GTM engineer” in 2023. Now it’s a career path showing up on job boards and tax returns. Today there are: -400+ open roles -$160K median salaries -Agencies doing millions in revenue -$50M+ in projected revenue for our partners in 2025
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What if AI could make you more thoughtful? At Dex, we’re building the best-in-class AI assistant for your personal and professional relationships. Built for you to be more present, keep context, and show up consistently.
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Today we're announcing our Series C: $100M raised, led by @Alphabetlnc's @CapitalG, at a $3.1B valuation. Funding moments are a chance to reflect, but I’m feeling a signal that something real and human and lasting is taking shape. That our impact is being felt. (🧵)
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Here's the full article from Marina at TechCrunch: https://t.co/25PJA52f1E Read our blog post here for more details:
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Clay allows employees to sell vested shares for immediate liquidity through a $20M tender offer at a $1.5B valuation. With 10x revenue growth in 2022-2023 and serving 8,000+ customers including...
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We're proud that we can offer our team this opportunity while continuing to build something special together. A huge thank you to our team, customers, and partners who've made this possible 🩷
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