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10. Cost To Acquire A Customer CAC | $100M Lost Chapters Audiobook

The Game with Alex Hormozi · November 14, 2025 · 3 min

Summary

This episode from Alex Hormozi breaks down Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), a crucial metric for ecommerce businesses. It emphasizes understanding, calculating, and optimizing CAC in relation to customer lifetime value (CLTV) to drive sustainable growth and profitability. Operators will learn how to identify common pitfalls and leverage CAC as a leading indicator of business health.

Key takeaways

Themes

paid acquisitionanalytics & attributionfounder & leadershipfinance & fundraising

Topics covered

customer acquisition cost (cac)customer lifetime value (cltv)cac to cltv ratiomarketing roisales funnel optimizationbusiness scalability

Episode description

Welcome to The Game w/ Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned and will learn on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth.Wanna scale your business? Click here.Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials:LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Acquisition

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Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about paid acquisition?
Accurately calculate CAC by including all marketing and sales expenses to understand the true cost of acquiring a customer.
What does this episode say about analytics & attribution?
Prioritize strategies to reduce CAC by optimizing marketing channels and improving sales processes to improve profitability.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Analyze the CLTV:CAC ratio to ensure that the revenue generated by a customer over their lifetime justifies the cost of acquiring them.
What does this episode say about finance & fundraising?
Utilize CAC as an early warning system for potential issues in marketing, sales, or product-market fit to make timely adjustments.

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