The Only $4M ARR SaaS to Reveal It All.

The startup journey continues. This time, we’re 10X’ing the transparency. Funnel metrics, financials, growth experiments & more — nothing is off-limits.

The Imperfect Startup is like having a seat on the board of Groove. You’ll get eyes on…

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Revenue Metrics

Dive into our Baremetrics account and see our actual revenue metrics. Monthly Recurring Revenue, Annual Recurring Revenue, Average Revenue Per User, Customer Lifetime Value, MRR Growth Rate, Churn — we’re a metrics-driven company and we’re not afraid to share all our metrics with you.

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Source: Baremetrics
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Funnel Metrics

Look over Alex’s shoulder as he logs into PostHog and takes you through Groove’s “pirate metrics” at the Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Revenue, and Referral levels of the funnel. AARRR! The insights for a SaaS business are endless.

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Source: Posthog
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Product Market Fit

One of our missions in our quest for growth is to delight our existing customers. So we’re working to increase our NPS score from a very respectable 30 to a top-of-the-class 40, and beyond that to a world-class 50.

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Source: Delighted
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Monthly P&L Statements

If you’re a board member, you’re definitely going to need to know our gross profit, expenses, and other financials. No problem — we’ll be publishing our P&L Statements on a monthly basis.

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Growth Goals & Experiments

Each quarter, we set growth goals. Then, we design experiments to help us reach those goals. We’ll be sharing those experiments and the growth metrics they’re targeting. We’ll also be doing regular deep dives into specific growth experiments, sharing our approach, tactics, results, and key learnings.

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Real Talk from Alex

Regular readers will be familiar with Alex’s brand of relatable, practical, and inspirational posts. Now, in addition to our Imperfect Startup blog posts, you’ll be able to watch Alex on our YouTube channel. Expect to be inspired and challenged as you get an inside look into the workings of Groove. Real talk guaranteed.

From "aha" to "oh shit",
we're revealing it all

The startup journey continues. This time, we’re 10X’ing the transparency. Funnel metrics, financials, growth experiments & more — nothing is off-limits. We're learning a lot and so will you.