Both Sides of the Table
MAY 9, 2018
I also had to negotiate a follow-on round at a portfolio company because new investors were trying to force a bit option-pool top-up that would dilute the founders and existing shareholders and existing investors were fighting over prorata rights. especially about churn rates and your high CACs last quarter relative to the previous year.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 19, 2013
The more your product is integrated with other systems the lower your churn rate will be. That it is non-dilutive financing? This will happen organically in the future but not until you’re already large and successful. And the other thing. Imagine when your competitor comes in with their new whiz-bang features.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 7, 2016
Almost all companies hit those tough moments when customer growth slows down, competitors launch products and dilute your good press coverage, employees start doubting the future and cash reserves start to dwindle. Your churn rates are too high. It’s what you do in these moments that often determine success from failure.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 6, 2019
You have a low churn rate and you are in the business for last five years at a minimum. If you are getting funded for the first time, which means that you have not diluted the shares of your company, you will be receiving Series A funding. Growth stage. Now let’s say you have around 10,000 customers and they are sustained.
Hearpreneur
JANUARY 30, 2022
Many businesses are discovering that the key to successful marketing is interacting two-way with customers, not simply shouting marketing messages at increasingly dilute audiences. . Not working on feature requests has, in a large way, contributed to our churn rates. 18- Switch to remote work. Photo Credit: Kyle Kroeger.
Version One Ventures
MARCH 13, 2013
Products that are critical to the daily workflow, like business management software and collaboration tools, tend to have the lowest churn rates. The toothbrush test is valid for SaaS products as well. Yet, both marketing automation and HR tools often struggle (unless they are addressing core functions).
Lightspeed Venture Partners
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
With a 15% churn rate, that suggests about $7 in lifetime value. Barbara thought that the company should be further along for $240,000 already invested, and didn’t like that the founder only owned 43% and would be diluted by a further 10% in this round, so she passed. Adding these up gives $15/mth.
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