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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Keren Moynihan, CEO, Boss Insights , said, “Last week at an industry function, we asked a high rolling VC, “how’s your lead gen?” So we probed, ‘Oh, so you don’t need a qualified lead generation tool then?’ Coalesce address the more general problem of searching through large data sets for best fits. Her answer?

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

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A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare. What the sheet shows is that each customer is costing you $100 in just lead generation expense. Those trials are then shown converting to paid customers at the rate of 10%.

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

Cracking the Code

This is a clear example where business-to-business (B2B) marketers need to learn from their business-to-consumer (B2C) counterparts. As private investors and public acquirers become more SaaS savvy, multiples of CMRR will likely become the primary valuation metric. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark).