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Notes

Notes from running paid acquisition for software.

Opinionated, with the math shown. Written from the desk that runs the campaigns.

Pricing

The math of performance-based agency pricing

What 35% of attributed sales costs you — worked numbers at three price points, next to what the same money buys in-house or from a flat fee agency.

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Growth

Why post-PMF SaaS shouldn't hire a Head of Growth at $1M in revenue

Three reasons the math doesn't work, and what to do about customer acquisition in the meantime.

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Pricing · Coming next

5 questions to ask any performance agency before signing

Most “performance pricing” has an asterisk. Here's how to find it before you sign.

Growth · Coming

How to set customer acquisition cost targets before Series A

The benchmark targets founders quote come from playbooks written for late-stage SaaS. At $1–5M in revenue the right numbers are different — here's the framework.

Growth · Coming

Why your trial-to-paid conversion matters more than your CTR

If your funnel converts at 3%, doubling your CTR doubles spend. Doubling trial-to-paid doubles revenue. The leverage isn't in the ad.

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