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Gross Margin vs. Net Margin: Two Startup Profitability Calculations
How are gross profit margin and net profit margin different? Learn how to calculate each of them and why healthy margins are important.
Aug 30, 20235 min read


Tech Startup Survival Guide: Raising Cash When Funding Dries Up
Lighter Capital’s step-by-step survival guide helps tech startups navigate cash flow and funding to keep growing in a shaky economy.
Aug 17, 20235 min read


5 Ways to Reduce Customer Churn for Your SaaS Startup
Customer churn is a key metric for assessing the health of a SaaS business. Theses strategies can help you reduce and minimize churn.
Aug 17, 20234 min read


How to Calculate Your SaaS Startup's Customer Churn Rate
Calculate your customer churn rate (CCR) to understand if your customers are happy and you're meeting their needs. We show you how.
Aug 12, 20232 min read


How To Calculate Your Startup’s Burn Rate and Manage It
Your burn rate, or how fast you spend your cash, requires a balanced approach to risk. Here's how to calculate your burn rate and manage it.
Aug 10, 20235 min read


What is Total Addressable Market (TAM) and How to Calculate It
Total Addressable Market (TAM) is an excellent metric to look at when trying to gauge your startup’s growth potential. Here's how to use it.
Aug 8, 20236 min read


How SaaS Startups Can Minimize Their Customer Concentration Risk
Guide your SaaS startup from idea to product-market fit to revenue growth, while minimizing your customer concentration risk.
Jul 28, 20235 min read


What Is Market Penetration Strategy? (Definition and Examples)
Is your SaaS startup is looking for low-risk business growth strategies? Consider a market penetration strategy to drive more revenue.
Jul 15, 20236 min read


SaaS Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) Explained
Customer lifetime value (CLV) can tell you a lot about your SaaS business. Learn how to calculate and analyze this important metric.
Jun 29, 20232 min read


What Is Unit Economics in SaaS?
Taking a unit economics approach helps you steer your SaaS company in the right direction, with a focus on driving profit and growth.
Feb 21, 20235 min read


A Quick Guide to Enterprise Sales for SaaS Startups
For SaaS startups, the question is should be targeting enterprises or not? Learn the risks, rewards, and what's necessary for success.
Feb 5, 20236 min read


How to Grow Your SaaS from $0 to $50 Million ARR
Learn best practices for growing a SaaS startup from $0 to $50M in ARR, so you can build a winning business roadmap.
Feb 12, 20227 min read


What Is Lead Velocity Rate (LVR) and How to Calculate Velocity
The world of SaaS metrics is complex — you could spend every day measuring a different metric and quickly become overwhelmed with data...
Jan 25, 20223 min read


SaaS LTV to CAC Ratio Explained
The LTV to CAC Ratio shows how efficiently you're spending money to acquire and retain customers. Learn to calculate this key SaaS metric.
Jan 19, 20225 min read


What is a Product Innovation Strategy? (Definition and Examples)
Your startup is humming along nicely. You’ve established your positioning and product market fit, have a happy and growing customer base,...
Jan 17, 20224 min read


What is TTV (Time to Value) in SaaS?
If your business has a SaaS model, you’ll know all too well that the customer journey between the initial point of subscription to...
Nov 26, 20214 min read


What is Product Development Strategy (Definition and Examples)
At a certain point in your business, a growth plateau will be reached. This may happen due to changing market trends, new competitors, or...
Nov 7, 20213 min read

How to Easily Forecast Recurring Revenue Using Clockwork
Clockwork made a solution for forecasting and modeling recurring revenue. Startup founders will want to see how easy it is!
Oct 19, 20212 min read


What Is Partner Relationship Management (PRM)
SaaS startups can gain tremendous benefit from forming relationships with other companies in their industries. These relationships might...
Apr 20, 20204 min read


What is Market Development Strategy? (Definition and Examples)
As the founder of a startup, you will undoubtably find yourself forced to make countless important decisions that, collectively, will...
Mar 12, 20205 min read
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