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Insight
Small Businesses Prefer Automated Execution Over Analytics and Data Insights
“When we first started is we tried to provide insights and guidance. We found that the SMEs just didn't have the bandwidth for it. So we would promote, like, stop advertising on Twitter. It's not working for you. Your product's better on Instagram. You're seein…”
Insight
Charging Customers Proves True Product Value Better Than Freemium Engagement
“The thing that I didn't realize was the discipline of charging is a more honest reflection of creating value for your customers. So we made, I made, and I make so many mistakes, it's kind of laughable, but I certainly missed that in the sense of looking at met…”
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Squarespace Remained Profitable Throughout Dane Atkinson's 2007-2011 CEO Tenure
“The company was always profitable. It's a very strong business model.”
Assertion Supported
The Average Small Business Uses 14 SaaS Integrations to Operate
“I mean, if you look at the small business, the average small business has 14 integrations right now. They're using 14 SAS's just to survive.”
Disclosure
SumAll Relies Exclusively on Word of Mouth With Zero Acquisition Costs
“We don't actually have a user acquisition cost. We don't do any marketing to get our customers. It's all a word of mouth. It's visibility from our partners that push us.”
Disclosure
Dane Atkinson Tried to Acquire Squarespace Before Joining as CEO
“I tried to find a way to buy him, but he's way too smart.”
Assertion Supported
Squarespace Generated Over $500K Annually as a Solo Operation
“Oh yeah. And of course a year is definitely making that kind of money.”
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Squarespace Achieved Three-Month Customer Acquisition Payback Periods Before 2011
“Yeah, actually it's gotten harder being a SAS these days, but certainly back then we would be able to return money, you know, three months from advertising.”
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SumAll Serves Half a Million Businesses on Its Platform
“So we're, you know, half a million business on the platform, we'll be able to do things that are really meaningful for that community and also generate a lot of capital for us.”