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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

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The key to being able to run a business that isn’t yet profitable (on operating margin) is availability of capital to finance losses and preferably at a cost that isn’t too punitive to the founders and employees. CAC is often measured incorrectly and doesn’t often doesn’t capture the true costs of acquisition.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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In addition to FOMO it is partly driven by massive increase in valuations for earlier-stage companies who raised money at bit seed prices but who still have product risk. million pre-money valuation is now raising $1 million at a $12 million valuation the next investor has nowhere to go but up (or sit out the investment).

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

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The sales productivity ratio (measured with the Customer Acquisition Cost or CAC ratio) are also fairly similar for the two groups (except for a small cap dip in Q4 09) and therefore do not explain the difference Why is scale so much rewarded by public markets? Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). Yahoo Finance.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

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The passengers compensate the driver for the gas and toll costs, making it a fair trade. For example, a trip from Paris to Lyon (290 miles) would cost €25-30 compared to €100+ for the train. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Yahoo Finance. My Investments.

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

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Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video). Financing Some Jobs Act Proposals Make Headway.

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. McKinsey highlight #1: the art of cost cutting or. Yahoo Finance. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments. CornerstoneOnDemand. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

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Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. McKinsey highlight #1: the art of cost cutting or. Yahoo Finance. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. My Investments. CornerstoneOnDemand. anecdotes. (13).