E-Commerce will be one growth area during and after quarantine.... This company is riding that wave!
With revenue growth of 300% last year, this is the kind of company you want to join for the future!
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I just finished listening to a podcast and heard about this amazing company. I like the space it is in the numbers I heard. I decided it was time to write!
*Message me if you want to know which podcast. I’ll send you the link.
Facts:
Gorgias is a multi-channel helpdesk integrated with e-commerce merchants' back-office. It allows merchants to manage all their support from one place.
Started in March of 2015, by Alex Plugaru and Romain Lapeyre
They have raised a total of $17.4M. Their last round was a Series A of $14M in November of 2019.
They employe 49 people as of March 2020
Why I Like:
There are riches in niches.
You read the title.
Gorgias did $10 million dollars in ARR last year. They grew 300% from the year before.
This is extraordinary!
It is hard to grow at that pace year over year but… they just received $14M in funding so there is a chance (also, this other company we recently featured is doing it so it’s not impossible)
Gorgias is riding an amazing wave.
Shopify is growing at a very fast clip.
Since going public they have grown their stock price by 1,760%.
Source: Motley Fool
That is huge!
If a rising tide raises all boat this is great for Gorgias.
I am not saying Gorgias will grow at the same rate but since they are riding that wave, I do believe their potential to continue growing very fast is high.
Here is a scenario:
If Gorgios does 3x revenue again in 2020 and then slows revenue down to 2x in 2021 and 2022 they would be considered IPO ready in 2023.
Thats assuming they slow down.
This is perfect timing to join Gorgias.
Shopify is growing fast, Gorgias is growing fast and Gorgias is small!
Get on the rocketship before it’s too big is always my advice.
You want to get a good amount of equity? Be there before the crowd.
You want to work on hard problems and learn a lot? Be there before its all figured out.
This is the time for Gorgias!
Lastly, Gorgias has some very smart investors!
First and foremost I want to talk about Jason Lemkin.
Having a great brand is something I respect more than anything.
Jason Lemkin is THE guy in SAAS. He runs a huge SAAS conference called SaaStr. He has a thesis that vertical SaaS will be big and has made some great investments such as Pipedrive, Talkdesk and Salesloft!
Another Investor I respect a lot that has invested in Gorgias is CRV.
One of my favorite companies in the world, Drift, is backed by CRV.
They have also made many other great investments such as Airtable, Kapwing (which I wrote about here) and PillPack.
What I would do with this information
Check to see if they are hiring for any positions you are looking for.
There are a lot of openings!
Gorgias Job Openings
Apply to what you want AND reach out directly to the hiring contact
Below is an example:
His email is guillaume@gorgias.com
Use that as a guide for everyone else as well.
firstname@gorgias.com is the email.
Also, don’t forget to follow up.
If you apply then email and they don’t reply don’t worry about it.
Follow up on your email!
People say to me “I don’t want to be thirsty!”
This isn’t dating, a little persistence goes a long way (in dating too honestly but thats a lesson for another day).
One lesson from dating though, be persistent but don’t be a creep.
If you really like this company don’t wait until you see a position you want to apply to.
Message a few people on the team now.
Follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.
You know the old saying, “Its all about who you know”?
This is a way to start getting to know the right people!
Ok, thats it for now. I hope you enjoyed this.
Stay safe and continue to wash your hands.
Oh yea, and share this with a friend 😁