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Customer service platform and help desk software.
How Nick acquired customers
Tools used to build Help Scout
Help Scout's "long ball" growth strategy kept CAC under $100 while competitors spent $5,000+ per customer. 10,000+ customers with only $12M raised.
Instead of aggressive paid acquisition, we invested in content that compounds over years.
Our content-first approach meant CAC under $100. Competitors using paid ads spent $5,000+ per customer.
Content marketing is a long ball strategy. It takes time but the economics are unbeatable.
Content marketing is long ball strategy
CAC can be 50x lower with content vs paid
Patience in marketing pays dividends
You can compete with well-funded rivals on efficiency
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Nick achieved 3 milestones on the path to $10K MRR
$1,000
$100,000
The journey, decisions, and context behind this milestone
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