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| So we had a good fourth quarter, a nice way to end the year |
| We struggled with a number of distractions during 2023, but I'm proud of how the team executed and delivered a solid end of the year, and importantly, I'm very confident that we have the leadership and team in place, focused and motivated to build on that momentum |
| We're excited about the opportunities we see in 2024 |
| I remain convinced in the amazing talent, the industry-leading products, the sizable market opportunity, and the strategic roadmap we have at Disco |
| Finally, while the Board continues to evaluate a strong set of candidates to be Disco's next leader, I remain fully engaged as CEO and I'm very excited about 2024 |
| Entering 2024, we have taken a number of steps to improve our sales execution and drive our software dollar-based net retention back above 100%, from 97% exiting 2023 |
| The number of customers who generated more than $1 million in revenue also expanded to 26% during 2023, and finally, we saw the multiproduct attach rate improve to 15% at the end of 2023, up from 11% at the end of 2022 |
| Our product and engineering teams are extremely talented and dedicated, and I'm confident that 2024 will be another banner year in product development that will delight our customers, enable revenue growth, and strengthen the foundation of our future success |
| 2023 was a year of change for Disco, but we're pleased with the return to growth we saw within our software business exiting the year |
| During 2023, our product and engineering teams worked together to release major AI innovations, including Cecilia Q&A, which increases the efficacy and efficiency with which lawyers review documents, and Cecilia Timelines and tagging, which enhance the way lawyers prepare cases |
| And importantly, under the strong leadership of our Chief Human Resources Officer Karen Herckis, we are building a stronger cultural foundation that we believe will be critical to sustaining our success |
| We've had a good start to a really good January, and moving into February, I think a good start to the quarter |
| He hit the ground at full sprint and has already improved and accelerated a number of our key initiatives |
| The great news is that we have always had a large addressable market, a growing customer base, and industry-leading products |
| We believe we are positioned to return to meaningful growth with a much more precise focus on serving our customers |
| The early success we are seeing with Cecilia isn't expected to be a large contributor to our 2024 revenue, but it is certainly opening doors to new and existing customers and is laying the foundation for future growth by extending our lead in innovation in the legal industry |
| I believe our ability to win those larger deals will improve |
| We believe these initiatives will improve our customer satisfaction and MPS scores and enable consistent revenue growth across both existing and new customers |
| But all of those are in line with what I said in the script, which is finding our way towards sustainable double digit revenue growth, modest forward looking investment, and an ability to get our business to profitable and a positive cash flow |
| I think what we're doing is recovering from a little bit of an overcorrection last year, getting back to balance this year, and then we'll be able to support double digit revenue growth with low single digit expense growth and put ourselves on that sustainable path of profitability by doing that |
| Our product and engineering teams are also doing a great job of supporting our sales efforts by continuing to enhance our industry leading eDiscovery offering at an unprecedented pace |
| What I'm telling you is that I believe a combination of the investments we're making this year, the acceleration in revenue we're seeing this year, and then an additional acceleration as we move out into '25 and beyond, are the things that put us on track for a sustainable path to profitability during 2025 |
| I now believe we have also made significant and necessary improvements to our culture and our go-to-market approach |
| We've enhanced our sales plan, committed to a more constructive channel partnership, and refined our pricing strategy |
| And I have to tell you, I'm excited and proud to be a part of it |
| So as we move into 2025, I think the investments we're making this year combined with accelerating revenue growth will put us on a sustainable path as we move through the year next year |
| And frankly, she picked up some of the good work that Luke had started with a broader sales team and has really helped us refine and enhance |
| We believe these investments, combined with reaccelerating revenue growth, will put us on a sustainable path to profitability during 2025 |
| We have more customers spending more money and buying more of our products, and we believe there is meaningful room for additional expansion in our existing customer base |
| We are also working to enhance our CRM processes and systems and rebuild our customer success and sales ups functions |
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| Fiscal year 2023 adjusted EBITDA was negative $25.9 million |
| Adjusted EBITDA was negative $1.0 million in Q4, representing an adjusted EBITDA margin of negative 3% compared to an adjusted EBITDA margin of negative 34% in Q4 of the prior year |
| Operating loss in Q4 was $2.2 million, representing an operating margin of negative 6% compared to negative 37% in Q4 of the prior year |
| Q4, 2023 adjusted EBITDA was negative $1 million |
| Just what's going on there? I mean, it seems to be a market slowdown from what we saw in the first half of the year |
| Adjusted EBITDA in fiscal year 2023 was negative $25.9 million, a margin of negative 19% compared to a margin of negative 33% in 2022 |
| Last year was a difficult year for Disco in any number of ways, but it was a year in which, once again, most of our people were simply asked to work harder with little to no reward |
| Those actions pushed us closer to profitability, but not in a sustainable way |
| Right? I mean, they were negative in Q4 |
| 2023, as I just said, was a challenging year for Disco |
| Operating loss for fiscal year 2023 was $30.5 million, representing a margin of negative 22% compared to negative 36% in 2022 |
| Operating cash flow in fiscal year 2023 was negative $25.5 million compared to negative $46.0 million in fiscal year 2022 |
| Net loss in Q4 was $0.3 million or negative 1% of revenue compared to a net loss of $10.8 million or negative 33% of revenue in Q4 of the prior year |
| So obviously, you know dollar retention has declined quite a bit to 92% versus 106% last year |
| We reduced R&D capacity to the detriment of our product roadmap |
| The important thing though is it's not because review is going to be, I think you use the word a drag on the business overall |
| Net loss in fiscal year 2023 was $22.8 million or negative 17% of revenue compared to net loss of $47.0 million or negative 35% of revenue in 2022 |
| We expect adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of negative $8 million to negative $6 million |
| We had stopped investing in our people |
| Growth in our professional services was offset by a year-over-year decline in revenues from our review product offering, which resulted in a flat performance |
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