John Oechsle
- CEO at Derive Systems
GetLatka interview
How Derive Systems Hit $40M Revenue and 35% Growth With 50 Enterprise Customers (Interview with CEO John Oechsle)
John Oechsle (CEO of Derive Systems) spoke to Nathan Latka on August 18, 2021.
Derive Systems figures from the interview
- Revenue (2020)
- $40M
- Year-over-Year Growth (H1 2021)
- 35%
- Enterprise Customers (2021)
- 50
- Team Size (2021)
- 170
- Gross Margin (2021)
- 61%
“It it it actually, GEF launched this in 2013. It was a combination of a of a couple of different companies coming together.”
“So a company like Comcast has got, you know, that portion. They've got our entire platform, but just on that portion alone, they're saving $8,500,000 a year on fuel. But more importantly, there's 24,000 metric tons of carbon that they're eliminating from the atmosphere or from the environment every single year.”
“So revenue is 75/25 right now. So think of it think of the enterprise 75 what? 75 enthusiasts, 25 enterprise. Right? So just to give you an idea, we're this year, we're on track to be about a $55,000,000 company. And the split is still gonna be the same of seventy five twenty five this year.”
Bio
H. John Oechsle is the CEO of Derive Systems. John, a capital market veteran, has distinguished himself as a modest, disciplined, and demanding consumer advocate. With more than 30 years of experience, John's hands-on approach to product development has led to many successful product lines in the technology and e-business market segments. John's immediate impact is evident in his early accomplishments at Derive, assembling the right leadership team to develop a focused technology roadmap for maximum growth while leaving the planet better than we found it. His vision is to provide customer's the highest level of performance that is Clean Air compliant. Before joining Derive, John spent more than seven years as the President and CEO of Swiftpage, a computer software company specializing in customizable CRM and Marketing Automation solutions that drive lower-cost customer acquisition and retention. John has worked to advance Colorado's tech ecosystem through talent advocacy, economic development, and community by serving in various organizations such as the Colorado Technology Association (CTA).