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Table of Contents
NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-K, including the sections titled "Business," "Risk Factors," "Use of Proceeds" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations," contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, involving substantial risks and uncertainties. The words "believe," "may," "will,"
"potentially," "plan," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "project," "expect" and similar expressions conveying uncertainty of future events or outcomes
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include, among other things, those regarding:
• our ability to continue to add new customers and increase sales to our existing customers;
• our ability to develop new solutions and bring them to market in a timely manner;
• our ability to timely and effectively scale and adapt our existing solutions;
• our dependence on establishing and maintaining a strong brand;
• the occurrence of service interruptions and security or privacy breaches;
• system failures or capacity constraints;
• the rate of growth of, and anticipated trends and challenges in, our business and in the market for our products;
• our future financial performance, including our expectations regarding our revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses, including changes in
technology and development, marketing and advertising, general and administrative and Customer Care expenses, and our ability to achieve and
maintain, future profitability;
• our ability to continue efficiently acquiring customers, maintaining our high customer retention rates and maintaining the level of our customers’
lifetime spend;
• our ability to provide high quality Customer Care;
• the effects of increased competition in our markets and our ability to compete effectively;
• our ability to expand internationally;
• the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on our business and our ability to effectively manage the exposure to such fluctuations;
• our ability to effectively manage our growth and associated investments;
• our ability to integrate recent or potential future acquisitions;
• our ability to maintain our relationships with our partners;
• adverse consequences of our substantial level of indebtedness;
• our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our intellectual property;
•our ability to maintain or improve our market share;
• sufficiency of cash and cash equivalents to meet our needs for at least the next 12 months;
• beliefs and objectives for future operations;
• our ability to stay in compliance with laws and regulations currently applicable to, or which may become applicable to, our business both in the United
States and internationally;
• economic and industry trends or trend analysis;
• the attraction and retention of qualified employees and key personnel;
• the amount and timing of any payments we make under tax receivable agreements (TRAs) or for tax distributions;
as well as other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition and prospects and business strategies.
We operate in very competitive and rapidly-changing environments, and new risks emerge from time-to-time. It is not possible for us to predict all risks, nor
can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially
from those contained in any forward-looking statements we
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