AI-Powered Fractional C-Suite & KPI Management Dashboard (“ExecInsight™”)

1. Executive Summary

ExecInsight™ combines a real-time KPI dashboard (financials, sales, operations) with on-demand fractional CFO/CMO advisory services, targeting SMBs that spend $2,000–5,000/month on executive advisory plus dashboard access

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. By integrating with QuickBooks, Salesforce, and HubSpot and embedding AI-driven forecasting (Prophet, LSTM), ExecInsight™ reduces decision latency and drives 15–30% performance improvements. Subscription revenue is bolstered by consulting upsells, yielding high retention due to mission-critical insights.

2. Market Overview & Trends

Financial Advisory Services Market: Valued at USD 104.6 B in 2024, growing to USD 135.3 B by 2030 (CAGR 4.4%)

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SMB Managed Services Spend: SMBs spent USD 337 B on IT and managed services in 2022, accounting for 24% of total SMB tech spending; expected to grow to USD 406 B by 2026

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Fractional CFO Demand: Interim CFO hires grew 103% in 2025 as SMBs seek strategic finance without full-time expense

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Digital Dashboards & AI Forecasting: Adoption of AI in SMB financial and marketing analytics surged 35% in 2024, driven by low-code integrations and real-time alerting.

3. Market Sizing

Metric Definition & Assumptions Calculation Size

TAM Global SMB advisory + dashboard spend. Estimate: 2 M SMBs × $42 K/year 2 M × 42 000 USD 84 B

SAM Focus on North America & EU (60% of TAM) 0.60 × 84 B USD 50.4 B

SOM 1% share of SAM within first 3 years 0.01 × 50.4 B USD 504 M (cumulative)

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ARPU: $3.5 K/mo × 12 mo = $42 K/year

2 M SMBs assumed as companies with $1 M+ revenue in NA/EU.

4. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

Channel Annual Spend (USD) New Customers CAC per Customer

Content Marketing & SEO 120 000 120 1 000

Paid Ads (LinkedIn, Google) 180 000 120 1 500

Field Sales & Events 300 000 100 3 000

Total / Blended 600 000 340 1 765

5. Lifetime Value (LTV)

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Average Annual Subscription USD 42 000

Gross Margin 80%

Average Customer Lifetime 5 years

Churn Rate ≈ 20% annual (5-year retention ≈ 33%)

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6. Unit Economics & Key Ratios

Metric Value Benchmark

LTV / CAC 168 000 / 1 765 ≈ 95 > 3 is healthy

Payback Period 1 765 / (42 000 × 0.8 / 12) ≈ 0.6 months < 12 months ideal

Net Revenue Retention 115% > 100% indicates upsell

7. Go-to-Market Strategy

Product-Led Growth: Free 14-day pilot with pre-integrated dashboards for QuickBooks, Salesforce, HubSpot.

Channel Partnerships: Co-sell through accounting firms and digital-marketing agencies.

Vertical Focus: Target high-growth sectors (professional services, e-commerce).

Customer Success & Expansion: Dedicated CSMs drive adoption of advisory hours and premium forecasting modules.

8. Risks & Mitigations

Risk Mitigation

Long Sales Cycles Streamline onboarding; offer short-term pilots

High Competition Emphasize integrated advisory + AI forecasting

Data Security & Compliance SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, encryption-at-rest/in-transit

Dependence on Integrations Maintain robust API connectors; partner with platform vendors

9. Conclusion

ExecInsight™ capitalizes on the booming fractional-executive and managed-services market (TAM ≈ USD 84 B) with stellar unit economics (LTV/CAC ≈ 95, payback < 1 month). By delivering indispensable KPI dashboards and expert advisory at $42 K/year/customer, we project USD 504 M revenue in the first three years, with significant expansion potential.