Founder Interview Video
How Golf Genius Reached $53M ARR and 11,000 Clubs Across 62 Countries (Interview with CEO Mike Zisman)
Chapters
- 0:00Cold Open: Revenue Math and Key Metrics
- 0:40Guest Introduction: Mike Zisman and Golf Genius
- 0:58What Golf Genius Sells and Who Buys It
- 2:08B2B2C Model and Mobile Scoring App
- 2:52Pricing: $4,200 Per Club Per Year
- 3:39Backstory: From MIT to Softswitch to Golf
- 5:16The USGA Partnership and Product Market Fit
- 6:12Revenue Breakdown Beyond Club Subscriptions
- 7:08Capital Allocation: $14M Cash and 10 Acquisitions
- 8:27Eight Years to $1M, Eight More to $50M
- 9:03Cap Table: 80% Employee and Founder Owned
- 12:32Acquisition Strategy: Desktop Rollup to B2C Mobile
- 14:29AI Excitement and Future Growth Areas
- 15:03Cluj Romania Engineering Team and Virtual Culture
- 15:58PE Playbook, Minority Recap, and Growth Focus