Q2 business review · Integrations marketplace · Leadership
Growth is strong;
CRM concentration is the concern
Revenue share beat plan by 8.4%; one connector accounts for 34% of installs and its partner may leave in Q4.
Approve a partner-success hire; decide on a backup CRM connector.
Installs grew strongly and revenue share beat plan
MARKETPLACE INTEGRATION INSTALLS
REVENUE SHARE · PAID INTEGRATIONS
Q2 installs: +2,400 (+15.1%) vs Q1; +8,500 (+86.7%) vs Q2 last year.
Listed partners finished six below the target of 80
listed partners against a target of 80
92.5% of target
The partner-success hire would work with the long tail of partners.
The CRM partner may leave; it represents 34% of installs
The top three integrations account for 61% of installs.
The CRM partner plans to build its own connector and may leave the marketplace in Q4.
Average rating fell; low reviews cluster on stale integrations
Most low reviews concern five integrations with no updates in 12+ months.
Leadership must choose whether to build a CRM backup
engineers for one quarter
Estimated effort for a backup CRM connector
| Decision option | Backup connector | Engineering commitment |
|---|---|---|
| Build our own | Commission an internal CRM backup | 2 engineers for 1 quarter |
| Do not build | Do not commission an internal CRM backup | No allocation to this build |
The partner may leave in Q4; a departure is not certain.
Approve the partner-success hire and decide on the CRM backup
Will leadership approve a partner-success hire to work with the long tail of partners?
74 listed partners vs an 80-partner target.
Will leadership commit an estimated two engineers for one quarter to build a backup, given the CRM partner’s possible Q4 departure?
CRM connector: 34% of installs.
Choose: build / do not build.