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Mark Thompson

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

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Mark Thompson is the co-founder and CEO of PayKickstart, a subscription billing and affiliate management SaaS platform. Through his holding venture Digital Kickstart, he has developed and launched multiple marketing software tools, including EasyVSL, Provely, and PressPlay.

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

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
PayKickstart grew monthly recurring revenue from $10k to $50k in one year
“Our monthly recurring started at 10, around 10,000 last year, and now it's at 50,000.”
Mark Thompson May 19, 2019 ▶ 8:59 1394 How he used affiliates to go from Zero to $50k in MRR in 16 Months
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Despite the launch strategy, affiliates drive only 10-15% of PayKickstart's revenue
“Probably around 10 or 15%. It's fairly low.”
Mark Thompson May 19, 2019 ▶ 13:37 1394 How he used affiliates to go from Zero to $50k in MRR in 16 Months
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Digital Kickstart built an internal buyer email list of over 100,000
“There's a little over a 100,000 people.”
Mark Thompson May 19, 2019 ▶ 13:57 1394 How he used affiliates to go from Zero to $50k in MRR in 16 Months
TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure
PayKickstart pays affiliates 30% recurring or 50% upfront on $1,000 plans
“Yeah, on the recurring chart, on the recurring, the 99 dollar a month plan, it's 30%. From that initial thousand dollar investment, it's 50%.”
Mark Thompson May 19, 2019 ▶ 15:07 1394 How he used affiliates to go from Zero to $50k in MRR in 16 Months
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Digital Kickstart's top revenue generator is an Adobe AIR app, not SaaS
“That's our biggest revenue generator, but it's actually not a SAS company. It's actually an Adobe air app.”
Mark Thompson May 19, 2019 ▶ 3:37 1394 How he used affiliates to go from Zero to $50k in MRR in 16 Months
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
PayKickstart: 75% of vendors are on the $99 per month plan
“The majority, about 75% of our vendors are on the 99 dollar a month plan.”
Mark Thompson May 19, 2019 ▶ 4:15 1394 How he used affiliates to go from Zero to $50k in MRR in 16 Months
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported
PayKickstart reached its current scale as a fully bootstrapped company
“It's all been bootstrapped.”
Mark Thompson May 19, 2019 ▶ 6:32 1394 How he used affiliates to go from Zero to $50k in MRR in 16 Months

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

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