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The Business Model

Healthy Economics.
Transparent Assumptions.

ChurchHub was intentionally designed around recurring revenue, strong gross margins, disciplined customer acquisition, and efficient long-term growth.

Rather than asking investors to simply trust our projections, we've made the business model interactive so you can test every important assumption yourself. Every calculation updates in real time. Every assumption is visible. Every number is traceable.

Interactive Model

Test the Business Model.

Every startup model depends on assumptions. Adjust the variables below to reflect your own expectations and immediately see how the economics respond. Whether you're more conservative or more optimistic than we are, the model remains completely transparent.

Investor Controls

Adjust the assumptions. Every metric on the right updates instantly.

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Now: 18.0%. Churn starts at 18% in Year 1 and improves to 10% by Year 5 as churches embed their workflows and switching costs rise.

$

Now: $375. Cost to acquire the next church through cold advertising once warm channels have matured. Sets the headline LTV:CAC ratio.

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Now: 88%. Recurring gross margin after hosting and AI costs. Lower it to stress-test rising infrastructure costs.

Now: 500. Revenue reflects the ramp: churches acquired throughout the year generate roughly half a year of revenue on average.

Fixed prospectus facts (not adjustable)

Annual Revenue per Church $982
Fixed Operating Costs (Year 1) $263,500

Salaries, infrastructure, overhead, and Year 1 marketing budget.

8.5 : 1
LTV : Marginal CAC (headline)
8.5 : 1 lifetime value vs. marginal CAC ($375)
20 : 1 vs. blended CAC ($157)
Strong
0:13:15:110:115:1+
Healthy SaaS floor (3:1)

How Lifetime Value is Built

Gross contribution / church
$864
ARPC $982 × gross margin 88% − direct cost $118
Customer lifetime
5 yrs (capped)
Conservative 5-year horizon (theoretical lifetime hidden)
Lifetime value (LTV)
$3,200
Sum of survival × contribution over 5 years
Marginal CAC (headline)
$375
Blended CAC: $157 (contextual)

5-Year Survival & Contribution

Year Churn Surviving Contribution
Year 118%100%$864
Year 214%82%$709
Year 312%71%$609
Year 411%62%$536
Year 510%55%$477
5-yr LTV (capped)$3,200

Path to Profitability

CAC payback period
5.2 months
Marginal CAC ÷ annual contribution × 12
Break-even churches
305 churches
Fixed costs ÷ contribution / church
Year 1 gross profit
$216,040
Avg Y1 churches × contribution
Year 1 Planned Investment
−$47,460
Gross profit − fixed operating costs
Funded by the $350K raise. Breakeven at 305 churches; Year 2 projected profitability of $642K.

What This Means

Healthy economics create durable companies.

Healthy Unit Economics

ChurchHub was intentionally designed around strong recurring revenue and high gross contribution. Even under conservative assumptions, customer lifetime value remains well above healthy SaaS benchmarks, creating room for disciplined long-term growth.

Efficient Growth

Because every customer contributes significant recurring gross profit, ChurchHub reaches operating breakeven with a relatively small customer base. Growth compounds through subscription revenue rather than requiring continuous fundraising.

Capital Efficient

This pre-seed round is designed to accelerate distribution, product expansion, and market adoption. The business model is intentionally structured around disciplined execution rather than dependence on future capital raises.

Investor Diligence

Explore Every Assumption.

We've intentionally made every important assumption transparent. If you'd like to understand exactly how each number was derived, explore the complete financial formulas, the go-to-market strategy, or the full investment prospectus.

Final Thought

Built for Disciplined Growth.

ChurchHub wasn't modeled around optimistic assumptions. It was modeled around transparent ones. Every input can be challenged. Every calculation can be inspected. Every assumption can be adjusted.

We believe investors should understand exactly how the business works before deciding whether to invest. Confidence should come from clarity — not complexity.

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