Dayton: Clearview Social customer payback period is under six months
Adrian Dayton · 1168 Social Media For Lawyers Doubles YOY to $1.5m ARR, Raising $1m? · Oct 5, 2018 · at 13:55
Adrian Dayton, founder of Clearview Social, confirms CAC payback period metrics to Nathan Latka.
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“Absolutely. Yeah, less than six months.”
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