consumer subscription

also referred to as: consumer subscriptions

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Sep 20, 2024 by Harry Stebbings · across every show →

Everything said about consumer subscription, oldest first

Sep 20, 2024 bearish
Opinion
Stebbings: Consumer Subscription Is Not a Venture-Backable Category
“But I don't think consumer subscription as an asset class, as a subcategory or category, is a venture-backable large enough category. There might be one like Duolingo, and maybe a couple more? But that make it to venture scale returns.”
Harry Stebbings Sep 20, 2024 ▶ 37:43 Phil Carter: Growth Loops, CAC + LTV Benchmarks, Pricing, Discounts, Paywalls... | E1204 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 20, 2024 negative
Insight
Carter: Consumer subscription apps cannot spend their way to dominance
“There are some rare exceptions where I think that has happened. Typically in marketplace businesses where the network effects are so strong once you get to the tipping point that you can have upside down unit economics for months or even years. And then, you k…”
Phil Carter Sep 20, 2024 ▶ 32:27 Phil Carter: Growth Loops, CAC + LTV Benchmarks, Pricing, Discounts, Paywalls... | E1204 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 23, 2024 negative
Opinion
Gurski: Most VCs misevaluate consumer subscription startups by applying SaaS metrics
“Most investors, they just don't understand this business model. They confuse it with SaaS, and they're making very wrong conclusions because of that.”
Dmitry Gurski Sep 23, 2024 ▶ 50:53 Dmitry Gurski: From Potato Farm to $200M in Revenue: The Never-Before-Told Story of Flo Health|E1205 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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