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3rd January 2010 - Link Blog

Balsamiq: A look back at 2009. Peldi Guilizzoni from Balsamiq shares some numbers from 2009—$1.1 million profit on $1.6 million revenue, with a team of three people.

Posted 3rd January 2010 at 12:13 pm

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