Northline · Confidential 01
FY26 Board · Q3
A quieter quarter on new logos. A louder one on the product we already sold. This pack is the folder, not a slide theatre.
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FileMaster 3000 · Try the folder. Nothing leaves this page.
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FY26-board.pdf
4.2 MB · pdf
Retention 12
Logo churn held at 4.2%
Logo churn held at 4.2%, above the 4% ceiling set in January. Three renewals — Helix, Meridian, and Cove — account for the move. The board asked for names, not a blended rate.
Logo churn
4.2%
Ceiling 4.0%
NRR
112%
Plus 3 pts
Gross retention
93%
Flat
Outlook 18
What we do Monday
Keep the search index on the laptop. Beam the all-hands cut to Anna before the Friday review. Maya’s offer is signed; she starts 6 October.
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Spreadsheets included Query workbooks through a real data stack instead of pasting cells into a chat box.
Dictation Speak instead of typing, transcribed on this device with bundled Whisper or through your own key.
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