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CAC Payback by Deal Size | How to Scale Sales & GTM - SaaStr AI University

Payback scales with ACV. Roughly 9 months at sub-$5K ACV, up to 24 months at $100K-plus ACV.

CAC Payback by Deal Size - a free lesson in How to Scale Sales & GTM at SaaStr AI University.
Payback scales with ACV. Roughly 9 months at sub-$5K ACV, up to 24 months at $100K-plus ACV.
Key takeaways:
• Smaller, transactional deals should pay back fast. Enterprise deals are allowed to pay back slower.
• A long payback needs a reason, usually very high NRR above 120 percent.
• Sub-12-month payback is a self-funding growth machine.
Part of the free, self-paced How to Scale Sales & GTM course: https://saastr.ai/university/scale-sales-gtm

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