""You hit on this aspect of speed; we're religious about it," Glyman said during an onstage interview at Fortune 's Brainstorm Tech conference in Park City. "We count the days: we're 2,367 days old." "You know exactly how many days old Ramp is?" Shontell asked incredulously. "We do." At Ramp, Glyman explained, "We want to instill that urgency to say, 'Today is the only 2,367 we're going to have. We're going to make it count.'""
"Indeed, Ramp has become synonymous in the startup community with fast growth. Within two years of its birth in 2019, the fintech startup had secured a $1 billion valuation. Within three years, it had surpassed $100 million in annual revenue. And six years since its founding, Ramp recently reached a $1 billion annual revenue run rate and a $22.5 billion valuation."
"And it's not just urgency for urgency's sake, the Ramp CEO added: Internal tracking of results and progress over short timeframes ensures the work is having real impact. Looking back over 30 days of work, for example, helps leaders make tradeoffs and identify which work "really mattered and moved us forward" so they can double down on that and shelve the other stuff that didn't, even if it was work that seemed useful. All in the name of moving faster."
Ramp enforces a culture of urgency by counting company days and treating each day as uniquely valuable. The company prioritized speed and tempo, prompting leaders to drive results and prevent procrastination. Rapid focus on short timeframes and internal tracking allows teams to review 30-day progress, identify what truly moved the company forward, and reallocate resources to high-impact efforts. That disciplined approach contributed to fast scaling milestones: reaching a $1 billion valuation within two years, surpassing $100 million in annual revenue within three years, and achieving a $1 billion run rate and $22.5 billion valuation over six years.
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