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TOP FOUNDERS Prediction Not checkable as stated
Benson: COVID-19 disruption is definitely not a two-year problem
“This is a, this is likely a shorter term bump. Is it a three month problem? Is it an eight month problem? I'm not sure, but it's certainly not a two week problem and it's certainly not a two year problem.”
Steve Benson Mar 20, 2020 ▶ 9:46 1700 How A Bootstrapped $3m Revenue CEO Plans to Handle Virus, Potential Cashflow Issues
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Lighter Capital required full 4-year interest on early exit
“They had a term that if we wanted to exit the loan early, like after two years, it was a four-year loan, if we want to pay it off after two years and take our money somewhere else, We had to pay them all the interest as if we had been there for four years”
Steve Benson Oct 21, 2022 ▶ 14:24 How I hit $5m ARR, kept control using 3 different debt providers
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported
Benson: Early SaaS debt from Lighter Capital was capped at 3-4x MRR
“What didn't exist, well, I mean, the products that exist were more expensive, for starters, but they were also, they weren't willing to loan very much, right? So I think Leiter would do, like, three, and I'll get into this in my slides, I don't want to blow my…”
Steve Benson Oct 21, 2022 ▶ 4:26 How I hit $5m ARR, kept control using 3 different debt providers
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Partly supported
Benson: Founderpath lends up to 8x MRR versus Scaleworks at 4x MRR
“Scaleworks is at four XMRR, he's at eight XMRR.”
Steve Benson Oct 21, 2022 ▶ 23:55 How I hit $5m ARR, kept control using 3 different debt providers
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Badger Maps has reached $6 million in annual recurring revenue
“Today we're at six million in ARR.”
Steve Benson Dec 28, 2023 ▶ 4:08 How to Generate $6m of Revenue and keep 100% Equity with BadgerMaps CEO
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Badger Maps revenue shrank 8% in 2020 due to COVID-19
“We still, we shrunk about eight percent in 2020, because as you say, it's a bad time to be meeting your customers face to face.”
Steve Benson Dec 28, 2023 ▶ 7:45 How to Generate $6m of Revenue and keep 100% Equity with BadgerMaps CEO
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Badger Maps generates roughly 2,000 verified leads per month
“We count things either a first meeting or a signed up trial is, is a, you know, verified lead. And we're doing about 500 a week. So 2000 a month.”
Steve Benson Dec 28, 2023 ▶ 10:17 How to Generate $6m of Revenue and keep 100% Equity with BadgerMaps CEO
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Salesforce drives the most leads of any Badger Maps CRM integration
“Salesforce is definitely the largest in terms of like leads and people interested, which makes sense, right?”
Steve Benson Dec 28, 2023 ▶ 12:23 How to Generate $6m of Revenue and keep 100% Equity with BadgerMaps CEO
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Badger Maps has just over 4,000 paying customers
“We have just over 4000 customers.”
Steve Benson Dec 28, 2023 ▶ 13:40 How to Generate $6m of Revenue and keep 100% Equity with BadgerMaps CEO
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Badger Maps grew 29% in 2022 and expects 15% in 2023
“We grew like 29% last year. I think we're around 15% is where we'll come in for this year, but so it's, but it's off a bigger number.”
Steve Benson Dec 28, 2023 ▶ 15:24 How to Generate $6m of Revenue and keep 100% Equity with BadgerMaps CEO
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Badger Mapping lost 40% of revenue in 2020 but finished down 10%
“We probably lost 40% of our customers during like revenue wise during during 2020. That being said, we were able to sell to a bunch of new customers during that period. So we only ended up about down about 10%.”
Steve Benson Nov 25, 2022 ▶ 1:40 Bootstrapper hits $5m ARR using $2m in debt, keeps all his equity
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Steve Benson says Badger Mapping is approaching $5 million in ARR
“You could divide our total revenue, which is right around five million. We're about to cross five either this month or next month, I think.”
Steve Benson Nov 25, 2022 ▶ 5:03 Bootstrapper hits $5m ARR using $2m in debt, keeps all his equity
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported
Salesforce acquired Badger Mapping's primary competitor for roughly $250 million
“I've always got my eye on, on, on Mark Benioff. Cause he bought my biggest competitor for. Two hundred and fifty million bucks or so.”
Steve Benson Nov 25, 2022 ▶ 16:14 Bootstrapper hits $5m ARR using $2m in debt, keeps all his equity
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps generated about $355k MRR in March 2020
“I think we've lost about a grand in MRR so far. but The we're at about three 55 right now in MRR.”
Steve Benson Mar 20, 2020 ▶ 4:05 1700 How A Bootstrapped $3m Revenue CEO Plans to Handle Virus, Potential Cashflow Issues
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps is growing around 80% year-over-year
“Yeah, I mean, we're basically I guess we're, I think we're around doubling maybe 80% growth rate year over year.”
Steve Benson Dec 8, 2017 ▶ 10:09 867 SaaS: 80% yoy Growth, Badger Maps Passes $180k MRR
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps has reached $180k-$190k in MRR
“And now we're at like, Probably one 81 90.”
Steve Benson Dec 8, 2017 ▶ 10:54 867 SaaS: 80% yoy Growth, Badger Maps Passes $180k MRR
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps pays around 19%-20% interest on Lighter Capital debt
“Probably like 19% ish. 20%.”
Steve Benson Dec 8, 2017 ▶ 12:16 867 SaaS: 80% yoy Growth, Badger Maps Passes $180k MRR
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps served around 4,000 customer accounts in early 2017
“I'd say around 4000.”
Steve Benson Feb 4, 2017 ▶ 7:10 EP 560: Badger Maps Does $1.2M in 2016, $120k MRR, Looking to 3x with CEO Steven Benson
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Benson: Badger Maps ranked as Apple's top sales app for 18 months
“We were the top one in, in the sales apps for about a year and a half until they got rid of the concept of sales as one of their ranking types.”
Steve Benson Feb 4, 2017 ▶ 8:06 EP 560: Badger Maps Does $1.2M in 2016, $120k MRR, Looking to 3x with CEO Steven Benson
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps averages around 3.3% monthly churn
“I think it was at it actually popped up a little bit this last month. I think because people were cleaning up their books, but I guess we average around 3.3%.”
Steve Benson Feb 4, 2017 ▶ 9:21 EP 560: Badger Maps Does $1.2M in 2016, $120k MRR, Looking to 3x with CEO Steven Benson
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Word of mouth, SEO, and SEM are Badger Maps' top acquisition channels
“The biggest way they find this is, is through just word of mouth. That's the, we track that as being our, the best way that we find people. Second best is is SEO. Third best is SEM.”
Steve Benson Feb 4, 2017 ▶ 9:39 EP 560: Badger Maps Does $1.2M in 2016, $120k MRR, Looking to 3x with CEO Steven Benson
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Facebook paid marketing has never worked for Badger Maps
“Facebook has never pented out for us.”
Steve Benson Feb 4, 2017 ▶ 10:35 EP 560: Badger Maps Does $1.2M in 2016, $120k MRR, Looking to 3x with CEO Steven Benson
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps' customer acquisition cost via Google is around $300
“I think Google's around 300 dollars.”
Steve Benson Feb 4, 2017 ▶ 11:22 EP 560: Badger Maps Does $1.2M in 2016, $120k MRR, Looking to 3x with CEO Steven Benson
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps did around $1.2M in 2016 revenue
“Total revenue. Yeah, yeah, it was actually right around there.”
Steve Benson Feb 4, 2017 ▶ 15:09 EP 560: Badger Maps Does $1.2M in 2016, $120k MRR, Looking to 3x with CEO Steven Benson
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps reached 8,000 to 9,000 seats in March 2020
“Probably 8009 thousand.”
Steve Benson Mar 20, 2020 ▶ 4:23 1700 How A Bootstrapped $3m Revenue CEO Plans to Handle Virus, Potential Cashflow Issues
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: The average Badger Maps customer pays $35 monthly
“Average customer is in the business plan. So it's a 35 dollar a month plan.”
Steve Benson Dec 8, 2017 ▶ 3:19 867 SaaS: 80% yoy Growth, Badger Maps Passes $180k MRR
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps employs about 55 people
“About 55 people.”
Steve Benson Dec 8, 2017 ▶ 3:32 867 SaaS: 80% yoy Growth, Badger Maps Passes $180k MRR
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps sales cycle is two to three weeks for individuals
“It's three weeks for an individual person, you know, two to three weeks for an individual and a company can be anything.”
Steve Benson Dec 8, 2017 ▶ 5:32 867 SaaS: 80% yoy Growth, Badger Maps Passes $180k MRR
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps has around 5,500 customers
“We probably have like 5500 customers.”
Steve Benson Dec 8, 2017 ▶ 9:49 867 SaaS: 80% yoy Growth, Badger Maps Passes $180k MRR
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Badger Maps monthly logo churn is around 3%
“Probably like three percent.”
Steve Benson Dec 8, 2017 ▶ 13:06 867 SaaS: 80% yoy Growth, Badger Maps Passes $180k MRR
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported
Benson: Badger Maps subscription tiers are $18, $35, or $66 monthly
“We're a SAS model. So it's a monthly service. It's 18 and 35 or 66 dollars a month.”
Steve Benson Feb 4, 2017 ▶ 2:38 EP 560: Badger Maps Does $1.2M in 2016, $120k MRR, Looking to 3x with CEO Steven Benson
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benson: Average Badger Maps customer pays probably $35 per month
“Average is probably 35 dollars a month.”
Steve Benson Feb 4, 2017 ▶ 2:51 EP 560: Badger Maps Does $1.2M in 2016, $120k MRR, Looking to 3x with CEO Steven Benson
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