SaaS metrics 2.0

As I’m off the grid this week (hiking in the Swiss alps, the country I grew up in), I’m keeping it simple.

Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged recently wrote a great guide to SaaS metrics 2.0 that are highly relevant for any PLG, vertical SaaS and usage-based software business.

Or to put it in his own words:

We’ve grown accustomed to the traditional set of SaaS metrics as just part of how to operate a SaaS business. It’s hard to conceive of what to do without metrics like CAC payback, LTV:CAC, average ACV, or the magic number.

Here’s the thing: the traditional SaaS metrics playbook can be extremely misleading when it comes to managing a PLG, vertical SaaS, or usage-based software business. (Aka, it’s misleading for the majority of new software businesses being founded today.)

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Read his full piece here.

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Immigrant founders looking for their first investor:

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• 🕶️ SF based
• 💌 Tries to respond to every pitch (cold or warm)
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• ⚾️🕺After failing to play collegiate baseball, he won a national title as a dancer

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For more, check out our funder spotlight card below along with Unshackled's profile on findfunding.vc

Until next week,

Pascal