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Michael Cooney

9 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 19, 2020 by Michael Cooney · across every show →

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Dec 19, 2020 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
WhatConverts generated nearly $180,000 in monthly revenue
“One's just under one 80.”
Michael Cooney Dec 19, 2020 ▶ 7:27 WhatConverts Hits $2.1m Revenue, $300k Profits in Call Tracking Space
Dec 19, 2020
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Cooney: WhatConverts has a monthly customer churn rate of around 1.8%
“So I looked at this and our current churn rate is like 1.8%.”
Michael Cooney Dec 19, 2020 ▶ 12:42 WhatConverts Hits $2.1m Revenue, $300k Profits in Call Tracking Space
Dec 19, 2020 positive
Disclosure
Cooney: WhatConverts burned zero cash building its MVP
“We, I mean, Jeremy kept consulting so we didn't burn any cash. I kept on running my agency. I had a team. So I've been, I love having a team because it allows you to do more things. So I was able to continue getting an income from the agency while we built Wha…”
Michael Cooney Dec 19, 2020 ▶ 3:24 WhatConverts Hits $2.1m Revenue, $300k Profits in Call Tracking Space
Apr 30, 2022 negative
Insight
16 Distinct Value Props From the Team Revealed Internal Messaging Misalignment
“I did a homework assignment for our team. I said, give me the five top benefits agencies have using what converts. Our team went away. They did it. I collected all the benefits together, and we came out to 16 different benefits. So you'd think that's a good th…”
Michael Cooney Apr 30, 2022 ▶ 25:48 Bootstrapper killing his VC backed rivals who raised $500m+
Apr 30, 2022 negative
Disclosure
Cooney: WhatConverts Bootstrapped to Avoid VC Downside Without Traction
“We chose to stay bootstrapped, and the reason for that is, number one, over the years I've heard stories of founders starting companies, getting investments, and if they don't get traction, they're just in for a whole lot of hurt. And we weren't sure if we wou…”
Michael Cooney Apr 30, 2022 ▶ 4:08 Bootstrapper killing his VC backed rivals who raised $500m+
Apr 30, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Cooney: WhatConverts Has Reached $3.6 Million in ARR
“We are now, we're actually at 3.6 million now.”
Michael Cooney Apr 30, 2022 ▶ 17:33 Bootstrapper killing his VC backed rivals who raised $500m+
Apr 30, 2022 negative
What-if
Extra VC Funding Cannot Replace 20 Years of Industry Experience
“So as the agency, I'd lived that problem for 20 years, and more funding wasn't going to help me You know, define the problem any better.”
Michael Cooney Apr 30, 2022 ▶ 6:32 Bootstrapper killing his VC backed rivals who raised $500m+
Apr 30, 2022
Disclosure
WhatConverts Turned Down a $15M to $20M Competitor Acquisition Offer
“A competitor came along and made us an offer of seven X. So we were doing 2.1 million ARR at that stage, and they offered us 15 to twenty million.”
Michael Cooney Apr 30, 2022 ▶ 16:52 Bootstrapper killing his VC backed rivals who raised $500m+
Apr 30, 2022 neutral
Insight
A Tiny Fraction of Content Drives the Vast Majority of SEO Value
“What ends up happening is a very small percentage of those pages actually generates the most of the value. So if you can find out what pages generate the most value, you can be very effective.”
Michael Cooney Apr 30, 2022 ▶ 24:09 Bootstrapper killing his VC backed rivals who raised $500m+
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