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Startup Unit Economics & LTV-CAC Simulator
Calculates crucial SaaS financial health metrics and models customer lifetime value, customer acquisition costs, and payback periods.
Use Case
Use this prompt when building your startup financial model, preparing reports for investors, or checking if your marketing spend is generating healthy returns.
AI Prompt
Act as a venture capital Chief Financial Officer. I need you to analyze my startup's unit economics and run a business model simulation. Based on the metrics I provide, calculate: 1. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), 2. Customer Lifetime Value (LTV), 3. LTV to CAC Ratio, 4. CAC Payback Period (in months), 5. Monthly Churn Rate, and 6. A diagnostic analysis explaining whether this business model is sustainable, highly scalable, or dangerous. Here are the operational metrics: Product Pricing: [insert pricing, e.g., 50 USD per user per month], Average Customers per Account: [insert average, e.g., 5 seats], Monthly Marketing and Sales Spend: [insert spend, e.g., 5000 USD total], New Customers Acquired last month: [insert new customers, e.g., 20 new accounts], Average Customer Account Lifespan: [insert lifespan, e.g., 18 months]. Show your calculations in simple, step-by-step math and provide actionable advice to improve the metrics.
How to Use
- 1Gather your recent monthly sales spend, marketing budget, new customer sign-ups, and subscription pricing details.
- 2Input these figures into the provided bracketed placeholders.
- 3Analyze the calculated ratios and use the strategic suggestions to optimize your marketing channels and retention systems.
Example Output
Customer Acquisition Cost is two hundred and fifty dollars per account, calculated by dividing the five thousand dollar spend by the twenty new accounts. Customer Lifetime Value is four thousand five hundred dollars, calculated by multiplying the two hundred and fifty dollar monthly account spend by the eighteen month lifespan. The LTV to CAC ratio is eighteen to one, which is extremely healthy and indicates a highly scalable business model. The CAC payback period is one month, meaning you recover your marketing investment almost instantly. Your monthly churn rate is five point five percent, which is standard but could be optimized. To improve even further, focus on introducing annual billing plans to lock in revenue early and reduce churn.
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