The median startup spends 92% of first year revenue on customer acquisition, taking 11-months to payback their Customer Acquisition Cost

Tomasz Tonguz
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Cost of Customer Acquisition is About 11 Months’ of Revenue The median startup spends about 92% of first year average contract value on the sale, implying an 11 month payback period on the CAC. An additional months’ revenue is required to upsell a customer and about the same is required to close a renewal.

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