James Kappen

Founder & CEO, Proposable · 1 appearance on the record.

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James Kappen founded Proposable in 2009, creating a web-based sales proposal platform that enables teams to build, track, and electronically sign sales documents. In 2021, he founded Coastland Partners, an investment firm focused on acquiring net-leased commercial and industrial real estate throughout the Midwest.

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1 supported 0 partly supported 0 contradicted 5 not checkable as stated how the 6 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

6 assertions · 2 insights · 4 disclosures · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 6 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 1 is resolved, and 5 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

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Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Kappen: Has spent nine years building Proposable
“I mean, if you take nine, nine years kind of working on then, you know.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 11:13 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)

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Disclosure
Sproutbox took 30% equity in Proposable for a $250k seed round
“So they took 30%.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 8:29 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Insight
Kappen: E-signatures are becoming a commodity
“Signatures, e-signatures are becoming a commodity. Everyone does e-signatures now. They're all legal. Most of them are legal. It's kind of the general consensus that e-signing is a legitimate way to sign documents and close deals.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 2:35 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Disclosure
Kappen: Proposable experiences 5% to 10% monthly customer logo churn
“We've been between five and 10%.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 12:31 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kappen: Proposable revenue was flat year-over-year
“No, I think we were flat. I think last year to this year.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 10:07 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Disclosure
James Kappen is open to selling Proposable for the right payout
“Yeah, I would be interested.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 11:01 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Insight
Kappen: Content migration friction drives customer churn for Proposable
“One of the main friction points actually is moving their content from wherever they have it, Microsoft word, Excel, Dropbox, getting it into our platform. And so when people don't quite get their content in It's not as sticky.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 13:27 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kappen: Proposable customers pay around $50 per seat monthly
“It's higher than that. It's more like 50.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 4:32 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kappen: Proposable operates with a team of five people
“We're still a small team. So we're, it's five of us.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 5:37 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kappen: Proposable has roughly 300 customer companies
“So we're right around 300.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 5:52 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kappen: Proposable counts over 500 active paid seats
“We're right around, we're over 500 active users.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 6:53 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Disclosure
Kappen: Proposable raised a $250k seed round from Sproutbox
“That was 250 K.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 7:41 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Assertion Supported
Kappen: Has spent nine years building Proposable
“I mean, if you take nine, nine years kind of working on then, you know.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 11:13 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation) Jul 16, 2018 6m
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