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Assertion Supported
Daniels: Diligent maintained a 98.5% customer retention rate
“We were, you know, that, that company had a 99, 98.5% client retention rate.”
Mark Daniels Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 13:29 996 Guess Why This $600m Man Came out of "Martha Vineyard" Retirement
Assertion Contradicted
Diligent reached $80M ARR and one-third of Fortune 500 by 2012
“When I stepped away from the company in 2012 we were up to that 8070 to eighty million dollars a year in reoccurring revenue. And serving about one third of the Fortune 500 companies.”
Mark Daniels Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 2:31 996 Guess Why This $600m Man Came out of "Martha Vineyard" Retirement
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Mark Daniels: Launched first online store in 1985 on CompuServe
“I launched my first online store in 1985. People always challenged me on that, but it was part of CompuServe's electronic mall before the internet.”
Mark Daniels Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 3:12 996 Guess Why This $600m Man Came out of "Martha Vineyard" Retirement
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mark Daniels: Results.com has slightly under 500 active customers
“We're only at about 500 to shy 500 right now.”
Mark Daniels Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 6:41 996 Guess Why This $600m Man Came out of "Martha Vineyard" Retirement
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Daniels: Results.com generates just under $5 million in annual revenue
“We're at about just shy of five million in total yearly revenue, so yes.”
Mark Daniels Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 7:40 996 Guess Why This $600m Man Came out of "Martha Vineyard" Retirement
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Daniels: Results.com historical logo retention was 50% in the US
“Retention in New Zealand was in the 70 percentile, and in the U.S. It was in the 50 percentile, so very low.”
Mark Daniels Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 8:55 996 Guess Why This $600m Man Came out of "Martha Vineyard" Retirement
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Daniels: Results.com customer retention averages just above 80%
“I had one rep in Q four, pulled a 100% retention rate which is great, but we're averaging just above 80% right now.”
Mark Daniels Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 10:17 996 Guess Why This $600m Man Came out of "Martha Vineyard" Retirement
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Daniels: Results.com customer acquisition cost is around $8,000
“Probably gosh, terrible, probably 8000 dollars customer acquisition cost.”
Mark Daniels Apr 16, 2018 ▶ 12:27 996 Guess Why This $600m Man Came out of "Martha Vineyard" Retirement
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