Articles about Business Growth and revenue leaks
The brutal truth 847 churned customers taught me about “smart” customer churn prediction software You bought that churn prediction tool thinking you’d finally get ahead of customer churn. Instead, your SaaS churn rate got worse. I know because I just spent 6 months analyzing what happened to 847 customers who canceled despite being flagged by … Read more
If you’re consistently losing six-figure contracts to lower-cost, lower-tech competitors, you’re not alone and the problem isn’t your product. It’s your positioning. Once upon a time (think 2020), buyers were wowed by product demos, deep feature walkthroughs, and technical specs. Fast forward to 2025, and the landscape has changed. Decision-makers now size up solutions in … Read more
Your trial signup notifications are pinging all day. Dashboard shows 1,000 new trials this month. You’re celebrating another growth milestone. But here’s the brutal math: If you’re converting 8% of trials (industry average), you’re leaving $300,000+ on the table annually. The culprit isn’t your product—it’s the first 48 hours of your trial experience.
Your revenue forecasting projected $127,000 this month. Your bank account shows $73,000. That $54,000 gap isn’t a one-time disappointment. It’s a systematic bleeding that’s happening every single month. And it’s about to get worse. Revenue forecasting fails for 87% of businesses because they’re projecting based on wishful thinking, not conversion reality. Most founders lose 30-70% … Read more