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The model's full reasoning — Q4 2015 call → NOWe need to determine if the transcript describes a situation where existing customers (proven, repeat counterparties) are asking for more than the company can currently supply, and the company is enlarging itself in response. Let's analyze the transcript. The company is Workiva, providing Wdesk platform for SEC reporting, SOX, GRC, etc. They discuss growth, new customers, expansion into new use cases. They talk about "land and expand" strategy. They mention that existing customers are using Wdesk for more use cases. For example, "customers who bought Wdesk from our SEC sales team tell us, they also use Wdesk for management reporting, investor relations, and other use cases." That indicates existing customers are expanding usage. But is there any indication that the company cannot currently supply what these customers want? The transcript talks about investments in R&D, sales and marketing, and expanding into new markets. They mention "we're continuing to invest in software development, sales and marketing to capitalize on these expanded market opportunities." They also talk about "we plan to release Wdesk enhancements" later this year. But is there any explicit statement that demand from existing customers exceeds current capacity? The transcript does not mention any backlog, waiting lists, or inability to serve existing customers. They talk about growth and new customers, but not about being unable to meet demand. They mention "we anticipate cash usage from operations to improve in 2016" and "we believe that we raised enough capital at our IPO to get to positive annual operating cash flow without needing to return to the equity market." That's about cash, not capacity. The question asks: "On this call, does management describe that BUYERS WHO HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT FROM THE COMPANY AND SEEN THE RESULT ARE NOW ASKING FOR MORE THAN THE COMPANY CAN CURRENTLY SUPPLY THEM?" The transcript does not contain any such description. There is no mention of customers asking for more than the company can supply. The company is growing, but it seems to be able to handle the growth. They talk about expanding sales force, but that's about acquiring new customers, not about existing customers demanding more than capacity.
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