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Early Stage Growth • Ballpoint

Which CAC spike am I in?

Beyond early adopters, digital channels often get more expensive. The way beyond this is to improve marketing.

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Josh Lachkovic
May 10, 2023
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Customer acquisition costs (CAC) are things every founder, leadership team, marketer, investor wants to see under control.

But even removing the daily fluctuations, there’s a broad path I see in an early-stage startup’s journey. Consider this journey of how you might find acquisition costs on Meta.

  1. CAC improves. You start spending your first real money, …

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