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Opinion
iPresent Acquisition Enables Mediafly to Win Against Showpad Faster
“Part of what this acquisition does for us is allow us to go, we can go target companies that are actively looking at Showpad and, you know, win them quicker.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 14:00 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Disclosure
Mediafly Can Raise Up to 1x ARR in Debt
“So the combination of, you know, CIBC and then other folks, I think we can get to about one times ARR if we wanted to.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 6:38 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Mediafly CEO expects company to close the year just under $20M ARR
“I think we'll close the year about a little shy of twenty million in ARR.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 10:22 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
What-if
Mediafly CEO Regrets Not Investing in Sales and Marketing Earlier
“Invest earlier in sales and marketing. You know, I'm a product. I'm a product CEO. I'm a product lover. You know, I love the product. I'm a programmer by background. I would have invested earlier in marketing and sales.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 15:26 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Disclosure
Mediafly Acquires iPresent to Add Self-Serve Freemium Model
“So we acquired a company called iPresent UK based company, UK and here, but it's a, it gives us a self-serve kind of a premium model that is pretty unique in this space.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 2:16 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mediafly Cuts Sales Cycle to Under 30 Days
“So you know, they'll grow over the next, you know, 1824 months, but we can, you know, we can close new customers in less than 30 days now, whereas historically it took, you know, several months.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 4:06 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Disclosure
Mediafly Counts 260 Customers in Mid-2020
“I think it's, 260 customers right now.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 4:17 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Disclosure
Two-Thirds of Mediafly's Recent Customer Growth Was M&A
“Probably about half the, let's see, probably about a third of that growth since the last time you and I talked was organic. The other two thirds came from this acquisition.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 4:53 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Disclosure
Mediafly Used Cash and Debt to Acquire iPresent
“We did end up putting some cash up. I don't think I'm allowed to say what it was, but this, what it did include cash as well as debt on our side.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 5:47 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Disclosure
Mediafly Targets a One-Third Cash, Stock, and Earn-Out M&A Structure
“And I think the model we've been looking at is kind of a one-third, one-third, one-third, where it's maybe a one-third in cash upfront, one-third in stock and then one-third in, in in kind of earn-out notes.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 6:51 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Prediction Partly held up
Mediafly Expects to Close Series C by Early 2021
“We think we'll close this, our series C somewhere end of this calendar year first couple months of the next.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 8:07 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Disclosure
Mediafly Plans Up to Two Acquisitions Next Fiscal Year
“My guess is we'll do another acquisition next fiscal year. Potentially two.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 9:35 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mediafly Gross Revenue Retention Was 98% Last Year
“I think our gross retention last year was 98%.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 10:44 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mediafly Lost Only One Customer Logo Last Year
“I think we only lost one logo all of last year.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 10:56 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Mediafly Gross Retention Will Reach 92% to 95% This Year
“This year, I guess it's probably going to be in that kind of 92 to 95% range would be my guess.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 11:11 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mediafly Net Revenue Retention Was About 110% Last Year
“I want to say our net retention last year was, you know, about a 110%, something like that.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 11:28 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mediafly CAC Payback Period is in the 12-Month Range
“I think the payback period will be you know, will be similar. I think it's probably in that 12 month range”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 12:00 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mediafly Headcount Reaches Around 120 Employees
“So we're now, we just, we added 22, kept everybody so I think we're a hundred and 20 now, I want to say.”
Carson Conant Jul 12, 2020 ▶ 7:26 MediaFly To Acquire More, $20m in ARR, Burning $600k/mo, $28m Raised
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