WP Engine: How A Startup Reached $1M In Sales In Less Than A Year – with Jason Cohen

Jason Cohen, WP Engine, Customer Acquisition, SaaS (software as a service), Scaling, Traffic

How does a startup reach a million dollars in sales within a year?

Jason Cohen is the co-founder of WP Engine, a web hosting company that focuses only on WordPress hosting.

In this interview, you’ll hear how Jason dealt with cancellations. If you’re charging customers on a recurring-basis, this part of the interview alone will be worth thousands of dollars to you.

You’ll also hear about the problems with growth and what happened to his co-founder. If you have a co-founder, or plan to get one, you’ll want to hear that part of the interview.

Jason Cohen

WP Engine

Jason Cohen is a co-founder of WP Engine, a web hosting company that focuses only on WordPress hosting.

 

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