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Practical knowledge on pricing strategy, pricing models and value-based pricing for founders and product teams.

·4 min read

Asking ChatGPT for your price: why the answer misleads

A general-purpose AI gives you a price in seconds. Why that number sounds plausible and still is not yours, the four questions it never asks, and where AI genuinely helps with pricing.

  • AI
  • Pricing
  • Founders
  • Method

·4 min read

How to Announce a Price Increase: Timing, Rationale and Templates

How to announce a price increase without losing customers: enough notice, a rationale built on results, a clear rule for existing customers. With three sample letters you can adapt.

  • Price increase
  • Customer communication
  • Existing customers

·4 min read

How to Calculate Your Day Rate: The Honest Version

Why most day rates are set too low: count billable days properly, cover fixed costs, add your target profit. With a worked example and the three ways past the ceiling.

  • Day rate
  • Hourly rate
  • Agency
  • Consulting

·4 min read

Value-Based Pricing: A Practical Guide with the Value Formula

Value-based pricing means putting a number on the value you create: the formula, the questions to ask in customer conversations, the fair share to charge, and where the approach breaks down.

  • Value-based pricing
  • Value proposition
  • B2B

·7 min read

SaaS Pricing Models: The Complete Guide for Founders

Flat rate, tiered, usage-based, per-seat, freemium or hybrid: every SaaS pricing model compared, with the questions that decide which one fits and the mistakes founders make most often.

  • SaaS pricing
  • Pricing models
  • Founders