Curious about the latest trends in the DTC space? 🚀 Our #136 DTC Benchmark Index newsletter dropped this week featuring the latest EBITDA multiples data on top brands. Our CEO Austin Gardner-Smith shares his thoughts, valuable insights, and the latest happenings in the consumer brand space. We also update you with on-demand webinars and any upcoming events where leading brands discuss their successes and pitfalls, and capital partners discuss available finance options. You won't want to miss these!🔥 📊 A key insight from the newsletter: Amazon’s Prime Day 2024 set a new sales record of over $14 billion, with millions of Prime members shopping deals across 35 categories. Same-day and one-day shipping options continue to boost spending and loyalty. With the next Prime Day right around the corner, expected in early to mid-October, it’s anticipated to drive even more sales as Amazon expands its delivery and product offerings. Stay informed and ahead of every trend! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/ey96Uud2
Drivepoint
Technology, Information and Internet
Boston, MA 5,235 followers
The strategic finance platform for scaling consumer brands.
About us
Drivepoint offers the only strategic finance platform purpose-built for scaling consumer brands. Oats Overnight, Curology, immi, Graza, Simple Modern, Earth Breeze, Branch, Dose, and more rely on Drivepoint to make smarter, data-driven capital allocation decisions that accelerate growth and increase profitability. Through modern financial modeling, forecasting, and reporting technology, Drivepoint delivers world-class strategic finance at 1/6 the cost of an internal FP&A team.
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- Industry
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2021
- Specialties
- DTC, eCommerce, Finance, Data, Forecasting, Modeling, Analytics, SaaS, and FP&A
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Big unlocks for Amazon sellers. Check it out!
Have heard from a few companies we've recently demo'd that our Amazon product is blowing their minds...to be honest I didn't know it would be such a big deal 🤷♂️ In case it's applicable for you, I put together a quick video tour. Here are the highlights: 1. Cohorts & Retention: We have customer-level data for Amazon and can build proper cohort reporting, so you can actually tell what your retention and repurchase rates look like in that channel and derive good LTV estimates. 2. Sub vs. Non-Sub: You can segment subscription and non-subscription cohorts, so you can understand how well your subscriptions are performing, what the take rates are, and how LTV between sub and non-sub customers differs. This has historically been a pretty big black box for many sellers. 3. Fees Visibility: Our sales reports break out all your fees, by type, on a per-order basis cleanly, so you can understand actual gross profit and spot any trends in fees early. You can also break this out by first-time vs. returning, sub vs. non-sub, etc. 4. Repeat Order Predictions: After a few months of testing, we just rolled our retention prediction AI engine for Amazon, so you can get hyper-accurate returning customer order counts and focus your forecasting efforts on customer acquisition. 5. SmartModel™ Integration: All of this data is linked natively into the SmartModel™ so you can quickly update your actuals from Amazon and power your forecast using the exact same metrics (with the exact same definitions) as you see in your reporting. Check out the video for a quick tour. If you're selling on Amazon, I'd love your honest feedback.
Quick Drivepoint for Amazon Overview
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Austin Gardner-Smith at Drivepoint has found that operators often spend in anticipation of aggressive forecasts being realised. Planning your spend around more conservative scenarios is key to staying on firm financial footing.
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Ready to level up your FP&A? Matt Gunderson, CFO at Frameplay and former VP of Finance at Made In, has five expert tips on how to successfully launch a product: 1️⃣ Develop a clear and collaborative framework for product-based decision-making. A reliable FP&A solution will ensure a steady balance of working capital while helping you keep products in stock. 2️⃣ Set your pricing and margin expectations early to secure the best terms with manufacturing partners. Track this variable as your business grows to maintain profitability. 3️⃣ Prioritize short-term LTV based on your customers’ first weeks and months. This will reduce the payback period and preserve working capital. 4️⃣ Help your marketing team determine your highest-ROI channels and invest in them early. Definitive attribution of cost-to-purchase activity will ensure those dollars are truly driving top-line. 5️⃣ Use Drivepoint to build forecasts that can weather any storm. When working capital is your lifeblood, Drivepoint provides the precise data infrastructure you need to scale. For more, check out the full guide: https://lnkd.in/eUfe799S
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A customer (CEO) just intro'd Drivepoint to another founder/CEO like this: "Shameless plug below - but I've been working with Austin and his team at Drivepoint for a few years now from their beta platform to the more polished operations they have going now. I have found a ton of value in their tools - taking a huge operational burden off me and providing super accurate forecasting / planning resources. It's seriously been transformational in how I approach my monthly reviews and planning for the year(s) ahead. And even more, their team has a pulse on everything going on in the market and they go above and beyond in being my sounding board and running different scenarios as the market continues to change. " 🤯 You can't make this shit up, and you can't buy it. You have to earn it over time. Huge feeling of gratitude toward the Drivepoint team and our incredible group of customers right now. This is the stuff that makes everything else worth it. LFG. 🚀 🚀 🚀
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So far, 2024 has looked a little different for us at Drivepoint 🚀 As we’ve expanded into growth mode, we’ve doubled down on our core mission: to help consumer leaders create great outcomes by turning finance into a competitive advantage. We’re rapidly establishing ourselves as key players in the broader CPG and eCommerce communities. Here are some highlights: ✅ New customers New logos include Blokes, Nguyen Coffee Supply, Wise Bar, Laundry Sauce, biom, Kanpai Foods, Skout Organic, Zoyava, and Beyond Better Foods ✅ New Talent The stellar Franziska Ibscher joined us as a product manager, and we’re still hiring. ✅ Product updates We made a conscious decision to build, not buy, better features. So, in addition to updating our Amazon and wholesale integrations, we’re constantly making the Drivepoint SmartModel™ easier and more fun for our customers to use. Check out the full recap on our blog: https://lnkd.in/efjhQWsv
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📈 Missed the live discussion on mastering working capital strategies? We've got you covered! Catch the insightful webinar hosted by Drivepoint, featuring our CEO Andrew C. Curtis, along with Alex Urdea, CFA of Deep Ocean Partners, Andrew Connaughton, CFA of SVB, Austin Gardner-Smith, CEO of Drivepoint, and Steel Capital Management. This session explored: 👉 The benefits of working capital vs. equity capital 👉 The pros and cons of different working capital types 👉 Accurate methods to size your capital needs 👉 Essential data points for each financing option 📺 Watch the webinar recording now to unlock strategic insights for your business growth.👇 #webinar #workingcapital #finance #ecommerce #businessgrowth #funding #startup
Mastering Working Capital Strategieswith Deep Ocean, CLEARCO, SVB, and Steel Capital
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"Invert, always invert." Charlie Munger made this phrase famous, and for good reason. Flipping the problem can often be an incredible way to find new insights and solutions. So next week we're gonna invert. Instead of another webinar on "how to build a great brand" we're going to spend some time examining the failure case - how brands die. Like it or not, this an important part of the job for founders. Founders are naturally optimistic, and have to intentionally push aside and compartmentalize risks. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to get out of bed in the morning and do this crazy thing. You'd have to get a real job 😲 But taking some time every now and then to examine, name, and quantify the Things That Could Kill You™ is a great exercise. Has a way of sharpening the pencil, so to speak. Things get...clearer. So sign up for this one - will be worth the time. Shoutout to Fan Bi and Michael Lisovetsky for joining us and Deep Ocean Partners for hosting. 👉 REGISTER HERE: https://tally.so/r/3Xqy7g 👈
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With its iconic squeeze bottles now a fixture at every major chain or grocer from Whole Foods to Walmart, Graza is the picture of wholesale success 🖼 But they didn’t try to get into every retail door at once. When weighing a potential partnership, their Senior Director of Finance, David Sooch, asked the following questions: ✅ What are the slotting fees? ✅ Will they give our product prime shelf placement? ✅ Will sales be high enough to offset the fees? If a retail opportunity didn’t pass this initial screening, they found a more profitable partnership. 👉 Want to know more about how Graza unlocked wholesale success? David breaks it down here: https://lnkd.in/gDaV_55N
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Be smart about wholesale expansion. Like Graza 👇 👇 👇
Ready to start making moves in wholesale but not sure how to pace your expansion? David Sooch, Senior Director of Finance at Graza, has your back with 5 tips for omnichannel excellence 👇 1️⃣ Treat your finance and ops teams as interconnected. Your ops team can’t, for example, decide how much inventory to order without the most accurate financial forecasts. 2️⃣ Rack up some easy wins before expanding to more retailers. Start with a partnership that promises early returns and then point to that win when securing future expansions. 3️⃣ Dial into your unit economics and inventory levels. Take a realistic look at your manufacturing capabilities and inventory to ensure the best margins. 4️⃣ Only accept high-ROI opportunities. If projected sales don’t offset the slotting fees, don’t be afraid to turn down the opportunity. 5️⃣ Use Drivepoint to remain agile in the face of volatility. Drivepoint’s strategic finance platform explains every expansion’s impact on your P&L and cash flow — so you can scale with complete confidence. Check out the full guide: https://lnkd.in/gDaV_55N
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