Podcast · 33 min

S8E1 - Impact of Customer Success on Gross & Net Retention ft. Luke Diaz, Director of Customer Su...

Luke Diaz · SaaS Sessions Free Beginner India

It separates gross retention from net retention by showing which customer success actions move each one, so the two numbers stop blurring together. From an India based SaaS podcast, so the framing suits smaller teams.

The question it answers

  1. What is the difference between gross retention and net retention, and which one should I watch?

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