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 of that. But as you kind of look at I guess, the next couple of years, are there any gating factors that prevent you from growing faster? So the investments that need to be made either from a technology side or from a sales, marketing side, like, what's going to prevent you all from seeing even faster growth over the next couple of years?
Chip Paucek -- Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Arv, we want to grow smart, not just fast, and that's been a key focus for the company over the last three years. And I think, as I've said a couple of times on this call, we're starting to see the benefits of it. We continue to invest in each part of the 2UOS operating system that we provide to our schools to power this experience. That certainly includes marketing, it includes everything, from privacy to accessibility to core technology, under the leadership of our CTO, James Kenigsberg. So this is about a balanced agenda of ensuring that we're creating a long-term sustainable engine of social mobility, that is what the story is about. So we're excited to continue to prove it in the marketplace. I do think we have made some real headway here in terms of showing the sustainability of this business.
Arvind Ramnani -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst
Great. Thank you very much, and good luck for the year.
Chip Paucek -- Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Thank you, Arv.
Paul S. Lalljie -- Chief Financial Officer
Thank you.
Operator
And I would now like to turn the conference back over to Mr. Chip Paucek for closing remarks.
Chip Paucek -- Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Okay, thank you, everyone, for joining us today. Before I go, I would like to offer birthday wishes to a few folks. First of all, to my alma mater, George Washington University for their 200th birthday, and then to our Chief Operating Officer, Mark Chernis, and to our CFO, Paul Lalljie. One turned greater than 50, and one turned -- hasn't quite made it to 50, and I will let you have fun guessing who that is. Thanks, everybody. We will see you out on the road.
Operator
[Operator Closing Remarks]
Duration: 64 minutes
Call participants:
Ken Goff -- Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Chip Paucek -- Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Paul S. Lalljie -- Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey Meuler -- Robert W. Baird & Co. -- Analyst
Stephen Sheldon -- William Blair & Company -- Analyst
Ryan MacDonald -- Needham & Company -- Analyst
Brett Knoblauch -- Berenberg Capital Markets -- Analyst
Joshua Baer -- Morgan Stanley -- Analyst
Brent Thill -- Jefferies -- Analyst
Thomas Singlehurst -- Citigroup -- Analyst
Arvind Ramnani -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst
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 of that. But as you kind of look at I guess, the next couple of years, are there any gating factors that prevent you from growing faster? So the investments that need to be made either from a technology side or from a sales, marketing side, like, what's going to prevent you all from seeing even faster growth over the next couple of years?
Chip Paucek -- Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Arv, we want to grow smart, not just fast, and that's been a key focus for the company over the last three years. And I think, as I've said a couple of times on this call, we're starting to see the benefits of it. We continue to invest in each part of the 2UOS operating system that we provide to our schools to power this experience. That certainly includes marketing, it includes everything, from privacy to accessibility to core technology, under the leadership of our CTO, James Kenigsberg. So this is about a balanced agenda of ensuring that we're creating a long-term sustainable engine of social mobility, that is what the story is about. So we're excited to continue to prove it in the marketplace. I do think we have made some real headway here in terms of showing the sustainability of this business.
Arvind Ramnani -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst
Great. Thank you very much, and good luck for the year.
Chip Paucek -- Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Thank you, Arv.
Paul S. Lalljie -- Chief Financial Officer
Thank you.
Operator
And I would now like to turn the conference back over to Mr. Chip Paucek for closing remarks.
Chip Paucek -- Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Okay, thank you, everyone, for joining us today. Before I go, I would like to offer birthday wishes to a few folks. First of all, to my alma mater, George Washington University for their 200th birthday, and then to our Chief Operating Officer, Mark Chernis, and to our CFO, Paul Lalljie. One turned greater than 50, and one turned -- hasn't quite made it to 50, and I will let you have fun guessing who that is. Thanks, everybody. We will see you out on the road.
Operator
[Operator Closing Remarks]
Duration: 64 minutes
Call participants:
Ken Goff -- Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Chip Paucek -- Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
 Paul S. Lalljie -- Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey Meuler -- Robert W. Baird & Co. -- Analyst
Stephen Sheldon -- William Blair & Company -- Analyst
Ryan MacDonald -- Needham & Company -- Analyst
Brett Knoblauch -- Berenberg Capital Markets -- Analyst
Joshua Baer -- Morgan Stanley -- Analyst
Brent Thill -- Jefferies -- Analyst
Thomas Singlehurst -- Citigroup -- Analyst
Arvind Ramnani -- Piper Sandler -- Analyst
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