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Insight
Bendenbos: Reseller acquisition is more profitable than targeting end customers directly
“Yeah, because it's more profitable to target resellers, of course, because you only have to explain the tool once, of course, and then the reseller can do, can take that, that knowledge to their own clients. To some clients. And then it would it would be quick…”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 13:14 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
Opinion
Bendenbos: A $5M All-Cash Acquisition Offer for Cookie First Is Not Enough
“I think that would be not enough, but of course that, that is something that I need to discuss because yeah, well, 50% shareholder.”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 14:56 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bendenbos: Cookie First's Average Customer Pays €30 Per Month
“I think average on average customer would pay. 30 euros a month.”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 4:06 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
Disclosure
Cookie First generated €885,000 in revenue in 2021
“Last year we were, we had was it? Eight, 85 885 K euros.”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 5:34 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
Disclosure
Bendenbos: CookieFirst will launch new privacy tools before fundraising
“We're currently working on a few other privacy SaaS tools. Which we want to do which we want to launch first. See how that goes. And right after the launch and we get a couple of customers on those platforms, then we want to start funding.”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 6:28 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
Assertion Not checkable as stated
CookieFirst spent €200,000 on marketing in 2021.
“I guess last year we spent 200,000 euros. Yeah, the whole year.”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 7:13 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bendenbos: Cookie First Has Around 5,000 Paying Customers
“I think it's 5000 or something.”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 9:05 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bendenbos: Cookie First's Highest-Paying Customers Pay Around €1,500 Monthly
“Well I guess it's the highest paying customers could be 1500 euros a month.”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 2:55 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
Disclosure
Cookie First reached almost €300,000 in revenue in 2020
“2020, it was I guess almost 300 K euros.”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 5:15 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Cookie First targets €1.2 million in revenue in 2022
“We plan to do next year. We hope to do 1.2 million.”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 5:46 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bendenbos: Cookie First Has Around 350 Agency Resellers
“I get, I guess we got 350 resellers.”
Tom Bendenbos Feb 17, 2022 ▶ 10:00 Bootstrapped To $1m With Cookie Monitoring and Security SaaS
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