Is my startup really a rocketship?

Every company and their brother claims crazy growth numbers and IPO etc.


how do you pressure test this to know if you are really at a rocket ship or the titanic?


metrics, people, etc..?

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brotato
WR Lieutenant
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Head of Sales
4 keys to startup valuation:

-ARR

-GRR/NRR Net churn

-Gross Margin

-Growth Rate

If your company sucks at any of these below typical SaaS benchmarks, it's not a rocket ship.

Here are the typical benchmarks:

https://www.saas-capital.com/blog-posts/2020-growth-benchmarks-for-private-saas-companies/
GlenRoss
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Super helpful thanks!
SalesPharaoh
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Senior Account Executive
Can't wait to know whether it is a rocket ship or not now...
GlenRoss
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I don’t have access to Growth Rate but the others do look good
SalesPharaoh
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Senior Account Executive
very helpful
Blackwargreymon
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MDR
Gross Margin
Clashingsoulsspell
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ISR
Honestly, do you love the product? Does it solve a REAL problem
SDMHGWarrior
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Honestly, do you love the product? Does it solve a REAL problem
braintank
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Real rocketships don't need to tell you they're rocketships...
MR.StretchISR
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GRR/NRR Net churn
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