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Jake Atwood

12 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 15, 2018 by Jake Atwood · across every show →

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Jul 15, 2018
Disclosure
Atwood: BuzzBuilder operates with 10 dedicated employees plus contractors
“So we've got 10 people on the team that are dedicated employees and a number of contractors and folks we outsource to.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 6:49 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Atwood: BuzzBuilder has a roughly 75% retention rate
“It's roughly, we've got about a 75% retention rate, where, when you're talking to entrepreneurs and sales reps, it's actually much higher than average.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 4:53 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018
Disclosure
BuzzBuilder plans initial $500K round followed by $3M to $5M raise
“So we're looking to do a half million dollar first round, and that'll probably lead to a second round of anywhere from three to five million.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 13:29 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018
Disclosure
Atwood: BuzzBuilder Has No Aspirations to Become a Unicorn
“We don't have aspirations or any desire to go to a billion dollars.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 15:38 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Atwood: BuzzBuilder averaged $4,900 per customer last year
“Last year, our average customer between multi-user and solos was 4900 dollars.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 9:14 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
BuzzBuilder grew 300% over three years, averaging over 100% year-over-year
“So we've got grown by 300% in the last three years. So just over, you know, a hundred percent a year, year over year.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 4:10 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018 bullish
Disclosure
Atwood: BuzzBuilder targets 5-year exit rather than early $4M buyout
“We do have a plan to grow this up, explode it, and then in five years have an exit strategy, or potentially sooner if we get someone that comes along that gives us a really, really good price.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 15:03 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Atwood earned $350K per year as solo consultant before founding BuzzBuilder
“I was in about, personally, about three 50 a year. And consulting, you know, that, it was just me. I was a solo consultant.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 8:11 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Atwood: BuzzBuilder's CAC is under $200 per client
“Our cost of acquisition is less than 200 dollars per client.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 8:35 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018
Insight
Atwood: BuzzBuilder users who build a campaign within seven days retain
“The most important thing is they need to create their first campaign within the first seven days. And we know if they built their first campaign, the rest is gravy.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 5:39 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018 neutral
Disclosure
Atwood: BuzzBuilder models customer lifetime at 18 to 24 months
“We assume we can keep the average customer for between 18 months to two years”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 10:06 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
Jul 15, 2018
Insight
Atwood: Entrepreneurs fail with sales tools primarily from lacking a process
“The number one reason they were failing with a tool like BuzzBuilder, just failing to implement it is because they lacked a process. And especially a lot of entrepreneurs, they really don't have a Cohesive sales process.”
Jake Atwood Jul 15, 2018 ▶ 6:21 1086 Sales outreach tool hits $1.2m ARR, would you sell for $4m? No!
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