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David Sacks (PayPal, Yammer, Craft Ventures) distills the metrics that actually predict a SaaS company's health, including the burn multiple he popularized. Sharp, operator-grade, and opinionated.

The SaaS Metrics That Matter

From sacks.substack.com by David Sacks essay

  • Net revenue retention and the burn multiple reveal true capital efficiency
  • Focus on a small set of metrics reviewed on a strict weekly cadence
  • Growth and profitability must be balanced (the Rule of 40)
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Answers What metrics should I actually track as an early-stage SaaS founder? How do I build a simple financial model or revenue projection? What is churn and how much churn is too much?
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