Reich: Troops AI maintains a six-month CAC payback period
Dan Reich · 1362 How Troops AI Became #1 Slack Integration, $1m+ in ARR, $17m Raised · Apr 17, 2019 · at 18:50
Dan Reich, co-founder and CEO of Troops AI, discusses company unit economics and customer acquisition costs with Nathan Latka.
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“Our payback period is it fluctuates, but it's called six months.”
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