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How To Get Ready To Participate In An Acceleration Program

YoungUpstarts

Our business model back then was very complex, and it included a B2C as well as a B2B business model, that wasn’t being implemented yet. For example, in terms of the B2C plan we needed to provide more details on the markets we were addressing and the channels we were using to tackle them. It was all hypothetical.

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

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As a VC, I have sat through many presentations like this, and in most cases the service is actually interesting and compelling. However in the majority of these presentations there is little or no focus on how much it will cost to acquire customers. For more on the topic of Viral Growth, refer to my blog post on that topic here.)

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

Cracking the Code

The CLTV is the net present value of the recurring profit streams of a given customer less the acquisition cost. This is a clear example where business-to-business (B2B) marketers need to learn from their business-to-consumer (B2C) counterparts. A profitable business will have a positive CLTV.