Balkhi: Net revenue retention is the most critical single acquisition metric
Syed Balkhi · Startup Acquisition Stories with Syed Balkhi- Founder and CEO of Awesome Motive · Jun 13, 2022 · at 5:49
Syed Balkhi, founder and CEO of Awesome Motive, answers which single metric he would evaluate when acquiring a software company.
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“Probably net revenue retention.”
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