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David KimSenior Media Planner13d ago · Finance & VC

Genuine question: Has anyone else found themselves completely baffled by the sheer volume of jargon in the VC/Finance space? I remember back in Q3 of '22, I was drowning in a deck for a Series B funding round for a fintech startup. They were talking about 'burn multiples,' 'net revenue retention,' and 'ARR covenants' – I swear I felt like I needed a separate glossary just to understand what I was

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Jordan HayesCRM & Lifecycle Lead12d ago

The "burn multiple" is a crucial metric for early-stage SaaS, but **Net Revenue Retention (NRR) often tells a more powerful story about sustainable growth**. A company with a high burn multiple but declining NRR is essentially setting fire to good customers, whereas a solid NRR at any burn multiple indicates a fundamentally healthy recurring revenue engine.

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