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Showpad crossed $30 million in ARR
“Yeah, thirty million in ARR. Yeah, we crossed that. Mark end of the year.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 5:02 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
Disclosure
Showpad Achieved 130% Net Revenue Retention Last Year
“And that retention is 130% or was a 130% now last year.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 16:00 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
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Showpad has 1,000 paying B2B customers in 50 countries
“We're focused on B to B, a thousand customers in about 50 countries.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 2:34 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
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Showpad ACV is roughly $30k with upfront annual contracts
“Our ACV right now is, is about a 30 K. So 30,000 dollars a year. Yeah. We're working with annual contracts. It's paid up front.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 4:12 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
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Showpad has three enterprise customers paying over $1 million annually
“We have now Three customers who are over a million per year. We have a couple of customers in the 500 K, 600 K range per year.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 4:36 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
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Showpad grew revenue 70% to 75% year over year
“We've grown the business about 70, 75% year over year.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 5:11 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
Disclosure
Showpad relies entirely on direct sales and uses no resellers
“Our biggest channel is just direct sales. We do all of our sales is directly. We don't have resellers.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 9:27 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
Disclosure
Showpad Sets Enterprise AE Quotas at $1M and Mid-Market at $600K
“Full quota for, at Showpad and Enterprise will be around a million for enterprise sales, and will be around 600 K for mid-market.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 13:49 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
Disclosure
Showpad Operates at an LTV to CAC Ratio of 4:1
“Our, you know, what is it? CAC over or LTV over CSC is about four ratio of four.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 15:35 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
Disclosure
Showpad LTV Reaches Approximately $200,000
“Our LTV is, is, is actually now around the 200 K mark.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 16:48 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
Disclosure
Showpad's CAC Payback Period Averages 1.5 to 2 Years
“Average across Showpad, it's about, it's close to two years, so it's in the one and a half to two year range.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 17:10 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
Assertion Supported
Bouten: Showpad has raised about $90 million in total capital
“About 90, ninety million.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 18:12 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
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Showpad bootstrapped to $500K ARR before raising external capital
“So the first two years we bootstrapped the business. I love that. We got to 400 K, four or 500 K in ARR before we raised our first round.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 18:18 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
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Showpad recently closed a $25 million funding round
“Last round we did we did a twenty-five million dollar round just a couple of weeks ago.”
PJ Bouten Aug 20, 2018 ▶ 18:39 1122 Sales Tech CEO "We've Passed $30m in ARR", 70% yoy growth
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