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2012 Inc. 500 Companies in Metro Atlanta

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Today the 2012 Inc. 500 was announced. Impressively, 16 Georgia companies made the 2012 Inc. 500 list representing a variety of industries. There are several technology companies on there as well as many other types of businesses.

I always enjoy reading about the fastest growing companies and learning as much as I can about them.

What else? What are your thoughts on the Inc. 500 companies in Metro Atlanta?

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3 responses to “2012 Inc. 500 Companies in Metro Atlanta”

  1. asteinb Avatar
    asteinb

    Congrats on Pardot being named!

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  2. jesseflores Avatar
    jesseflores

    Congrats on making the list!

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  3. Sanford Avatar
    Sanford

    My company made that list in 1995. We were successful but not “that successful”. Here are two things to look out for in the Inc 500 list:

    1) What’s the starting point in revenues? The Inc list is predicated on 5 years of revenue growth. Back to my company: in our first year, 2001, we only had revenue of $220,000. So even though we made the list, our 1995 revenue was only about $6M.
    2) What are the margins? Some of these fast growing companies are bleeding cash badly. I suspect some of these companies have accumulated losses exceeding $30M or more. Are they ever going to “turn the corner” and recoup these cash investments?

    Frankly, i think the Inc 500 list should be predicated on five years of net income growth. I guarantee you that would be result in an entirely different ranking and list.

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