unit economics
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 10, 2017 by Stu Sjouwerman · across every show →
Everything said about unit economics, oldest first
Jul 10, 2017 bullish
Jul 10, 2021 negative
ScholarshipOwl scaled before nailing unit economics and spent 2020 fixing it
“The thing is that one of the big mistakes we've done in the history of the company is basically we started scaling before we fully nailed our unit economics. And in a way we kind of woke up too late for that. And we dedicated 20 20 into fixing that.”
Dec 17, 2024
Startups should calculate unit economics after 10 customers or $1M ARR
“Is it logical to calculate unit economics? The answer is no, not really at that point. But once you get past 10, 15 paying customers, you're approaching a million in recurring revenue, then it does become useful and important to calculate them.”