*By Jacqueline Corba*
BODY: Shares of DocuSign surged 37 percent in the their market debut Friday. The electronic signature company raised $629 million in its initial public offering and ended the day with a market value of nearly $6 billion.
"The reception we've received on Wall Street has been great," said the DocuSign CEO Dan Springer. "The company has the scale, we have over 500 million dollars of revenue. The company continues to have great growth."
In fiscal 2018, DocuSign became cash-flow positive and generated $518 million in revenue.
Springer said the company is looking toward international expansion. Only 17 percent of the firm's revenue is from outside of the U.S.
For the full interview, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/docusign-ceo-dan-springer-on-first-day-of-trading).
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Cheddar News checks in to see what's on The Day Ahead, which will include earnings from Lowe's, Dick's Sporting Goods, BJ's and AutoZone along with new home sales data. In addition, Microsoft's Build 2023 Developer Conference is slated to kick off for software engineers and web developers.
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Rory Harvey, General Motors' incoming North American president, joined Cheddar News to discuss GM's foray into the rapidly-changing electric vehicle market along with what lies ahead. "It's a very dynamic time in the automotive industry," he said. "If you look to the transformation across the EVs, it's happening and it's happening at a pace."
