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🍟#9 SaaS Growth Snacks: You've been tracking the wrong metric all along. Why CAC is useless πŸ€¦πŸ’Έ

I used to work in Finance in my previous life. I loved it.

It's the single most important thing for your business. You're never wasting time when it's come to understanding money. It's a great skill to have.

So, today you have three snacks related to making money and cashflow. πŸ’Έ

Pay attention to them. They might change your business πŸ€‘

1) Keeping a positive account balance w/ Linkedin

Filipa shares a creative visual on how to have a positive account balance when it comes to managing your social media πŸ’°πŸ¦

How do the last ten movements of your Linkedin account look like?

Give & take.

🍟 Snack by Filipa Canelas. Besides the visuals, she shares great insights to improve your content marketing. You will find her profile useful β†’ follow her.

2) Be a podcasts guest before starting your own podcast

Have you ever been on a podcast?

βœ… It's easier to start

βœ… Speak to your people

βœ… Build meaningful relationships

Take action on this snack right nowπŸ‘‡

πŸ’ͺ Do this yourself: The best +200 B2B Saas Podcast Directory

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🍟 Snack by Josef Newton on this post. Josef is building in the b2b video space. Check his company Sway

3) Obsessing over reducing CAC is such a waste! β†’ Instead, focus on the Payback period

Cashflow is king πŸ‘‘

If you can connect it with CAC you're already in the top 10%.

Elena tells us how:

Come to the realization that many typical SaaS dashboards are simply wrong!

↳They should be optimized for cashflow.

↳↳ Instant alignment: product & business goals 🀝🎯

🍟 Greatest snack ever from Elena Verna on this post. She is a solopreneur sharing posts that leave you thinking! A lot to learn from her. Don't miss it.

4) Already looking for benchmarks for your Payback Period?

I got you :) β†’ Lenny did a great post on payback periods from +50 b2b companies:

How does this compare with your metrics?

🍟 Powerful snack on this post by Lenny. Subscribe to his newsletter!

That's all for today,

Have a great weekend