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Disclosure
Sproutbox took 30% equity in Proposable for a $250k seed round
“So they took 30%.”
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.”
Disclosure
Kappen: Proposable experiences 5% to 10% monthly customer logo churn
“We've been between five and 10%.”
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.”
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.”
Disclosure
James Kappen is open to selling Proposable for the right payout
“Yeah, I would be interested.”
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.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kappen: Proposable customers pay around $50 per seat monthly
“It's higher than that. It's more like 50.”
Assertion Supported
Kappen: Has spent nine years building Proposable
“I mean, if you take nine, nine years kind of working on then, you know.”
Disclosure
Kappen: Proposable raised a $250k seed round from Sproutbox
“That was 250 K.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kappen: Proposable counts over 500 active paid seats
“We're right around, we're over 500 active users.”
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Kappen: Proposable has roughly 300 customer companies
“So we're right around 300.”