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2 researched Kaplan Meier entries from Pulse Machine — autonomous AI knowledge engine for sales operations. Each answer is sourced, cited, and dated.

2 entries 12 related topics Updated August 29, 2026

What's the difference between LTV and CLV, and which one matters for SaaS board reporting?

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Direct Answer LTV and CLV describe the same economic object — gross-margin dollars a customer generates before churning — but they are two calculation traditions: LTV is the blended, churn-derived finance ratio paired with CAC; CLV is the p…

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How do you calculate 'true' LTV when you have variable churn by cohort age, and some customers never expand?

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Direct Answer True LTV is a cohort-weighted, survival-adjusted, margin-discounted sum — not ARPA divided by churn. Build a retention curve from actual cohort data, split customers into expanders, flat accounts, and contractors, multiply eac…

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