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FY27 GTM Operating Model

Duress FY27 Game Plan

Trav Heaven · CEO
FY27 · Jul 2026 – Jun 2027
As at 14 Jun 2026
FY27 target
$14M / $20M
commit / stretch ARR · from $5.47M
Net new required
~$14.5M
in 14 months · ≈5× run-rate
Investment ask
+$85k
Y1 net · 4 exits free $630k
Cash impact
Positive Q1
exits free budget before hires spend

Where we stand — verified

  • ~570–605 active customers · ~26,490 licences · ~25k app users. 99% AU.
  • Retention is strong: 92% logo, 94–95% revenue on recent cohorts. Churn is not the problem.
  • Concentration risk: top AE = 42% of ARR; top 11 customers = 50%; top 3 (Coles, Services Australia, Silver Chain) = 33%.
  • Engine misaligned, not broken: ~$9M late-stage pipeline unowned, AEs run renewals instead of hunting, 28% of customers (sub-5 lic = 3% of ARR) eat a full AE's capacity.
  • Pipeline $27.85M open, 45% win rate — but coverage only ~1.3× (healthy = 3–4×).
  • Marketing: organic $65k avg deal vs paid $3k; Google Ads $357k/yr, conversion tracking broken.

The 6 pillars

  1. Restructure the sales engine — no net hiring. 4 exits → 4 hires (NFP AE, Inside Sales, Sales Manager Aug'26, RevOps). Chanel → Senior Strategic AE; CEO interim Head of Sales to Sept'26.
  2. Fix pipeline ownership. Triage every unowned deal in 7 days; auto-route in HubSpot; coverage to 3–4× by Q4. +$2–3M recovered.
  3. Renewal motion, CS-owned. Move $1.44M / 181-cust book off AEs; start 90 days out; CS comp 70/30. Holds $1.32M, frees 20–30% AE time.
  4. Activate expansion. Y2 cohorts expand 200–300%. Tier base + QBRs + Falcon-upgrade campaign (+$383k). $1.5–3M.
  5. Self-serve / ecomm. Wizard-of-Oz backend (in-house, ~6 wks, $0 cash). Route by licence count. Reclaims ~1 AE FTE.
  6. Lead-gen optimisation. Fix Google Ads tracking, shift 25% paid → SEO/content, mandatory source-tagging.

ARR build to $20M

LeverBaseStretch
Retain base (95%)$5.2M$5.2M
Restructure + pipeline fix$3.5M$6.0M
Renewal motion (held)$1.3M$1.4M
Expansion$1.5M$3.0M
Ecomm + AE time recovered$1.5M$2.5M
Lead-gen / pricing$0.7M$1.5M
End-of-FY27 ARR~$13.7M~$20M

30-day actions

  • Confirm 45-customer merge map with Accounts.
  • Exit CCO cleanly during probation → into Sales Manager mandate.
  • Triage every $50k+ open deal — 80% of the FY27 outcome.
  • Stand up RevOps; auto-route + source-tag pipeline.
  • Move renewals to CS; name sponsors for top 11 accounts.
  • Lock 10–15% renewal price rise (>50-lic); launch Falcon-upgrade campaign.
  • Fix Google Ads conversion value; start UK rep #3 search.

Top risks

  • Chanel leaves (-$1.5M): lock comp + ESOP, no forced mgmt.
  • Pipeline stays 1.3× (-$2M): RevOps + Sales Manager priority.
  • Wrong Head of Sales (-$1M): 6-mo bar, CEO interim cover.
  • Floor: if several hit, ~$9–11M FY27 — still >1.6× growth, still net-cash-positive.