Gandhi: Tech-enabled storage operates like SaaS with long-tail customer retention
Rahul Gandhi · How to Disrupt the $38 Billion Storage Industry · Joe Lonsdale · Mar 8, 2023 · at 27:16
Rahul Gandhi, CEO of Clutter, describes the financial profile and unit economics of their full-service storage business.
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“Our business is interesting cause we're, you know, truly a consumer subscription business. Like there's a lot of SAS like elements to how we operate the business. And you know, you are burning a lot of Capital up front as you're growing, because you have that onboarding cost, the actual marketing cost to bring a customer in, but as you get the scale, it's the long tail effect that really helps you”
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