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John O'Shull

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322 total appearances

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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

This year, we're on track to be about a $55 million company.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

And that split is still going to be the same of 75-25 this year.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

Hey folks, my guest today is John O'Shull.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

He's the CEO of Derivate Systems.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

Now, he may look familiar because he's been on the show many times with a different company, SwiftPage.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

We'll get that story in a second.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

He's now focused again on VQ efficiency for engine calibration.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

Slight difference, slight difference from SwiftPage.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

John, are you ready to take us to the top?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

I'm ready, man.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

Good to see you.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

So how do you go from SwiftPage to engine calibration?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

It's, you know, the underlying factor there is technology, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

So whether it's CRM or auto tech, you know, it's all, it's all the bits and bytes, you know, for sure.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

But yeah, no, I mean, we were script page for a long time and really, really had a lot of fun growing, growing that business.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

We,

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

Sold that off to SFW Capital in mid-2018.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

I stayed on as CEO for about a year and a half to help with the transition.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

We put Steve Oriola in the seat there.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Exited his CRM, Now Car Software Hits $40m Run Rate

And then I transitioned over to the board officially at the end of 2019.

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