Bigger software companies have smaller ACV’s. Below is a data set of 77 publicly traded SaaS companies and their estimated ACV’s when they went public. To do the analysis, we looked at each companies’ annual revenue relative to the number of customers prior to IPO (all contained in a filing called an S1). Upon going public, the median ACV was only $24,358. This makes sense as the universe of clients that can afford a lower ACV is much higher than those that can afford a $50,000+ ACV; by focusing on a lower ACV, you’ll be going after a larger market and have the opportunity to be a bigger, IPO worthy company.
ACV is a metric that should be monitored, but don’t change the way you sell in order to artificially increase it. While metrics like ACV are valuable, the real metrics you should be focused on are revenue and cash flow; ACV is only one of many ways to impact both.
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