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CAC Payback Basics: What It Is, How to Calculate It and Why It Matters

OpenView Labs

Benchmarking: CAC Payback Goals. In general, most people think of 12 months as a fantastic CAC payback and use this figure as their rule of thumb; however, it’s important to focus on peer benchmarks and not just rules of thumb. For example, perhaps your CAC payback is worse than peer benchmarks but your retention is best-in-class.

Scale 40
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Intercom’s Fergal Reid and Ciaran Lee on the making of Resolution Bot

Intercom, Inc.

The technology for Resolution Bot has been waiting in the wings, but the user experience has been risky. With a bot that can jump in and proactively give users the answers they’re looking for, we think there’s something magical here. Short on time? Here are five quick takeaways.

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It’s a Rough Time to Be a Startup – Here’s What You Can Do About It

OpenView Labs

That’s certainly true in developer tooling (AWS), sales and support (Salesforce), MarTech (Adobe), commerce (Square), HR tech (Workday) and even vertical markets (Veeva). Benchmarking data shows that it’s harder than ever for new SaaS companies to gain initial traction and reach the expansion stage.

Scale 70
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It’s a Rough Time to Be a Startup – Here’s What You Can Do About It

OpenView Labs

That’s certainly true in developer tooling (AWS), sales and support (Salesforce), MarTech (Adobe), commerce (Square), HR tech (Workday) and even vertical markets (Veeva). Benchmarking data shows that it’s harder than ever for new SaaS companies to gain initial traction and reach the expansion stage.

Scale 51
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It’s a Rough Time to Be a Startup – Here’s What You Can Do About It

OpenView Labs

That’s certainly true in developer tooling (AWS), sales and support (Salesforce), MarTech (Adobe), commerce (Square), HR tech (Workday) and even vertical markets (Veeva). Benchmarking data shows that it’s harder than ever for new SaaS companies to gain initial traction and reach the expansion stage.

Scale 40