Learn The 10 SaaS Terms That Are Essential For Every Founder
Annual Recurring Revenue
ARR is a metric used to measure the total revenue that a SaaS company expects to generate from its subscriptions.
CAC Payback Period
CAC payback period measures how quickly a company recovers its customer acquisition costs to assess acquisition success
Customer Lifetime Value
CLTV means the total expected sales a customer will generate throughout the business relationship with a company.
Cross-Selling
Cross-selling is a sales strategy where companies offer additional products/services to existing customers to increase revenue.
Expansion MRR
A metric used to measure the additional MRR generated by existing customers in a given month
Gross MRR Churn Rate
Gross MRR churn rate is used by SaaS companies to estimate revenue losses from service downgrades.
Product-Market Fit
The product’s alignment with a well-defined market that has a pressing need that the product can effectively address.
SQL
SQL indicates when a potential customer is ready to purchase its products
TAM
TAM is the potential revenue from a market’s full customer base and guides companies to allocate resources for launching new products.
Customer Segmentation
Customer segmentation categorises SaaS company’s customers based on parameters like tech, products and business goals.
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