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3-Year Projections

Financials

$500K SAFE at a $10M valuation cap. All figures projected; base case modeled bottom-up from owned audience and confirmed pricing.

Year 1 Ending ARR
$1.02M
Year 2 projected$5.56M
Year 3 projected$9.77M
LTV:CAC Ratio
9x

SaaS benchmark is 3–5x. Holds at 7x even under a 2x stress-test on CAC assumptions.

Blended CAC, Year 1
$75

Acquired through owned channels. Jobber and ServiceTitan spend $2,000–$5,000 per customer.

ARR Progression

Ending Annual Recurring Revenue, 3-Year Projection

$1.02M
$5.56M
$9.77M
Year 1
2026
Year 2
2027
Year 3
2028
V2 Stripe Connect platform fees not modeled, pure upside on every number above.

Unit Economics

Gross margin & LTV:CAC by year

Year 1 Gross Margin85%
Year 2 Gross Margin88%
Year 3 Gross Margin90%
LTV:CAC Year 19x
SaaS benchmark: 3–5x LTV:CAC, ~70% gross margin. Tulboxx clears both by a wide margin.
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Cash flow positive in Month 7 on a $500K raise.

Max cumulative deficit: $77.5K. Avg monthly burn drops from $42K to $25K after the initial product sprint.

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Exit Context, 4–6 Years

$125M
Base Case, 5x on $25M ARR
Conservative $80M · 8x
Base Case $125M · 12.5x
Optimistic $180M · 18x
Likely acquirers Jobber · ServiceTitan · Intuit · PE

3-Year Financial Summary

Full Documents
Metric Year 1 (2026) Year 2 (2027) Year 3 (2028)
Ending Customers 1,540 6,000 10,000
Weighted Avg ARPU $53/mo $75/mo $80/mo
Ending ARR $1.02M $5.56M $9.77M
Gross Margin 85% 88% 90%
Blended CAC $75 $100 $150
LTV $693 $1,467 $2,057
LTV:CAC 9x 15x 14x
Monthly Churn 6.5% 4.5% 3.5%
Operating Income $82K $1.96M $5.14M
Operating Margin 13% 56% 66%
Ending ARR = trailing MRR × 12 (forward-looking run rate). Year 1 actual cash collected: $610K. All figures EBITDA-level, pre-tax. Stripe Connect platform fee revenue not modeled, pure upside.

Year 1 Sensitivity, Customer Volume

ARPU fixed to bottom-up model; sensitivity reflects customer volume only.

Scenario Customers Ending ARR CF Positive
Optimistic (+20%) 1,850 $1.24M Month 7
Base Case 1,540 $1.02M Month 7
Conservative (−20%) 1,230 $800K Month 10
All three scenarios reach cash flow positive within the $500K raise runway. Conservative case ends Year 1 above $800K ARR from a standing start.

Year 1 Customer Acquisition

Zero cold-start risk, all growth from Ryan's owned audience.

Email List (18K · 2.5%)450 customers
Facebook Group (28K · 1.0%)280 customers
Referrals (10% of base)120 customers
Podcast (700/wk · 10%)70 customers
Total Year 1 920–1,000

Blended CAC: $75  vs.  $2,000–$5,000 for Jobber/ServiceTitan

ARPU Progression, Bottom-Up Quarterly Model

Built from actual pricing tier mix. Founding cohort ($39/$49 locked) dilutes blended ARPU in Year 1; tiered pricing drives step-up in Year 2.

Quarter ARPU Key Driver
Q1 Year 1 (2026) $49.63 Founding cohort dominant
Q4 Year 1 (2026) $54.86 $59 market customers 64% of base
Q5 Year 2 (2027), Tiered Launch $66.25 Tiered pricing live ($59/$129/$199); new customers at $83.50 blended
Q8 Year 2 (2027) $78.11 Upgrade ramp completing; founding cohort 9% of base
Q12 Year 3 (2028) $81.30 Full-tier mix; founding cohort 5% of base
Cash Flow Positive
Month 7

Monthly gross profit first exceeds monthly operating costs

Max Deficit
$77.5K

Cumulative operating loss never exceeds this (Month 6 trough)

Avg Monthly Burn
$42K

Months 1–8 during product sprint; drops to $25K in Months 9–12

Raise Runway
12 mo

$500K raise, funds product development, not operating losses