Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

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. Poorly calculated LTVs can become BVs (bankruptcy values). That is what finances rapid growth.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc. Some notable metrics are revenue growth rates, free cashflow, leverage ratios, historical financing amounts, returns on marketing spend, customer acquisition costs, lifetime value of customers, customer churn rates, and team social scores.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

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. Yahoo Finance. Cashflow is the other key metric. Philippe Botteri. Sarah Tavel.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48