David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I use Google Drive to host my conference presentations , which are all embedded at teten.com. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. I use Diigo , a social bookmarking tool, to keep a record of useful websites. you can see the video here. Next steps coming soon this week).

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

In fact, it’s very common for investors to ask for only the executive summary when they are evaluating your business. If they like what they see in the executive summary, they’ll often follow up with a request for a complete plan, a pitch presentation, and other data about your business. If your business model (i.e., “how

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 21, 2013

Here's what they have to say about churn rates in SaaS businesses: The best SaaS sites or applications usually have churn ranging from 1.5% Mark MacLeod, Chief Corporate Development Officer at Freshbooks, says that you need to get below a 5% monthly churn rate before you know you’ve got a business that’s ready to scale.

Analytics 167

Analytics Lean Metrics Churn Rate 167

ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2016

A flowing sales funnel is crucial in any business, but even more so with SaaS businesses… Unlike other business models, revenue is generated over an extended period of time. LTV = ARPA * % Gross Margin / % MRR Churn Rate. But this wasn’t the case (hello Presenter’s Paradox ).

Software Review 48

Software Review Metrics Revenue Acquisition 48

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace. I would love to present our BP. Then just present those case studies. I may iterate 3 times in one day.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Peter Thorsson: We’ve got a good question that might come up later in the presentation. How do you know whether that business partner is good for this pitching process? Then referral rates and opt-out rates. These are the metrics for the SaaS model that we have. Who are the first fifty or hundred?

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

Venture Chronicles

DECEMBER 15, 2011

If you are interested in freemium business models or any of the variations on the theme, this is well worth reading however I take issue with a couple of points. This is an interesting discussion and the body of work that can be studied is relatively small and fluid given the immaturity of freemium as a business model.

Churn Rate 57

Churn Rate .Net Business Model B2C 57

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You validated our business model and added huge value to our efforts. This is misleading because in a recurring revenue model, Customer A is much more valuable to the business (assuming typical churn rates) as they will likely generate $360,000 of revenue for the business with renewals over that same three year period.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

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