Dec 05, 2023 / 08:15PM GMT
Joseph Anthony Gallo - Jefferies LLC, Research Division - Equity Associate
We're delighted to have Burt Podbere, the CFO of CrowdStrike for over 8 years, and more importantly, I believe you have a doctorate in gross margin. So...
Burt W. Podbere - CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. - CFO
It certainly feels that way.
Questions and Answers:
Joseph Anthony Gallo - Jefferies LLC, Research Division - Equity AssociateThank you for joining us. Maybe just starting there. What is it about the CrowdStrike financial model that makes it so unique that you can do what you're doing with gross margins, because you're certainly in rarefied air as it relates to SaaS companies.
Burt W. Podbere - CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. - CFO
Thanks, Joe. First. It's great to be here. Thanks for doing this with me. And you're right. Gross margin, I feel like I have a post doc in gross margin. When I got to CrowdStrike, it was well below 50%, let's say, and that was back in 2015. And I think even back then,