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Why Metrics Get Worse With Scale

Seeing Both Sides

Conventional wisdom suggests that the most important metrics for a startup - such as unit economics, cost of acquisition, lifetime value, churn rates - typically get better with time. Thus, more mature companies naturally have slower growth rates than younger ones. Customer acquisition is like drilling for oil.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

This is misleading because in a recurring revenue model, Customer A is much more valuable to the business (assuming typical churn rates) as they will likely generate $360,000 of revenue for the business with renewals over that same three year period. Cashflow is the other key metric. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law #2.