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Strategy and product

SOM

Serviceable obtainable market: the part of the SAM you can realistically win in the next few years, given the competition and the size of your team.

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Three per cent of our SAM in three years gives a SOM of about four million.

Why it matters to you.

It's the number that matters. Investors and sensible managers want to see how you got to it.

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