VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Is my churn rate below the category average? Benchmarks are typically specific to stage/business model/geo. In SaaS the main benchmarks being measured are revenue growth, sales efficiency (unit economics), churn and burn rate. Example of Baremetrics revenue per user benchmarks.

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In thinking about the bigger goal of digital transformation, 46% say they have been able to identify and create new product and revenue streams, and 45% of organizations are now using data and analytics to develop new business models. The company once had the market’s highest churn rate and lowest Net Promoter Score (NPS).

Analytics 106

Analytics Metrics Channel Campaign 106

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Technographics vendors such as Builtwith , Datanyze , HG Data , Stackshare, and Stacklist help CEOs identify the right tech platform on which to build their business; they’re also helpful for investors to due diligence a company’s tech stack choices. Lighter Capital, a Revenue Based Investing VC, offers a Cost of Capital Calculator.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their daily, weekly, quartely or yearly goals around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, where setting goals presents a fresh opportunity to achieve different objectives. 4- Reduce churn rate by half.

Papua New Guinea 65

Papua New Guinea Hawaii Advisory Board Churn Rate 65

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Farming is also often overlooked, but can help grow customer accounts and revenues from 30% upwards (if successful). Great list! Michael Kassing.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Now you’re going to move into your revenue model. Okay, so now your revenue model, so this is—. This is the part that people hate the most, unless you’re a finance geek. Then referral rates and opt-out rates. These are the metrics for the SaaS model that we have. You’re muted.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. I don’t have any formal business training and I actually think it’s served me well. Once you’ve done that – then.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44