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Benjamin Ellis

CEO and Co-Founder, SocialOptic. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Benjamin Ellis is the co-founder and CEO of SocialOptic, a SaaS company providing organisational effectiveness and survey tools. With a background in digital technology spanning back to the 1980s, he mentors and invests in tech startups while applying data science to modern workplace practices.

What they said6 Shows1

Everything Benjamin Ellis said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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Ellis: Social Optic caps all employees at four days a week

“Nobody works full time. Every works a maximum of four days a week.”

Benjamin Ellis Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 4:56 1600 He Makes His Team Only Work 4 Days A Week Even If You Think Its Wrong

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Ellis: All 12 Social Optic team members hold equity on the cap table

“Yes, they are. And that's kind of employee ownership is, is an important thing to us.”

Benjamin Ellis Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 5:52 1600 He Makes His Team Only Work 4 Days A Week Even If You Think Its Wrong

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Ellis: Social Optic's median ACV is $1,000 per month

“So the middle is one K dollars a month. That's our kind of median.”

Benjamin Ellis Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 3:47 1600 He Makes His Team Only Work 4 Days A Week Even If You Think Its Wrong

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Ellis: Social Optic transitioned from $9/seat pricing to an enterprise model

“When we started the business, we were kind of down at the, you know, nine dollars per seat type model. And we realized that that's, you know, really difficult to scale for the level of engagement that we have with the customers. So over the last year or two, w…”

Benjamin Ellis Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 9:01 1600 He Makes His Team Only Work 4 Days A Week Even If You Think Its Wrong

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Ellis: Social Optic's enterprise transition dropped monthly logo churn below 5%

“And it's a much slower churn level as well, as you know, is engaging with an organization as a business. To way, way below five percent.”

Benjamin Ellis Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 9:24 1600 He Makes His Team Only Work 4 Days A Week Even If You Think Its Wrong

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Ellis: Social Optic is on track for 100% year-on-year revenue growth

“So we kind of track for a hundred percent year on year growth. It's kind of what we're on track for now.”

Benjamin Ellis Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 12:00 1600 He Makes His Team Only Work 4 Days A Week Even If You Think Its Wrong

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Benjamin's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
TOP FOUNDERSLEDGER	CEO and Co-Founder, SocialOptic	1	6	—	full record on Top Founders →