Fast Acquisition Hides Churn: Spotting Weak LTV in Deals
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Fast customer acquisition can look like success while masking a subscriber base that never sticks. In this episode, Chad Williams (Head of Strategy at Life Seasons) breaks down how he evaluates supplement brands for acquisition and why weak LTV is the risk hiding behind rapid growth.
Chad has bought and sold businesses, run a boutique investment firm, and now leads acquisition strategy for a fast-growing portfolio of supplement brands. We get into what he looks for behind the financials and what founders should fix before they ever try to sell.
What we cover:
• Why fast acquisition can hide a stickiness problem before the LTV math ever pays off • How to spot weak retention in brands built by great marketers • Getting your financials clean before due diligence (and why it matters even if you never sell) • Cutting costs strategically to lift both profitability and exit multiple • When to use an agency versus building a core competency in-house • Using fractional consultants to close knowledge gaps before hiring full-time • Why brand equity beats a single hit product for long-term customer value • Balancing new product launches against buying an existing brand
Guest: Chad Williams LinkedIn: [PLACEHOLDER] Website: https://www.lifeseasons.com
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