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Blair: BuildFire's monthly logo churn hovers between 3% and 5%

Ian Blair · 822: SaaS: 25 Years Old and $250k+ in MRR, Here's Trick to Starting With No Developers · Oct 24, 2017 · at 14:14

BuildFire founder Ian Blair discusses customer retention and churn metrics with Nathan Latka.

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“Pure logo churn is about five. I can hover anywhere from like three to five percent.”

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