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How to Price a SaaS Product

Tom gives a mini-lesson on the strategy behind SaaS pricing.

Price should be based on perceived value, and perceptions are based on emotions. You still need a rational, defensible theory about the value of your product. Know your primary objective when pricing your product: acquire users, generate revenue, generate profit, or capture market share. Pick one.

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The Tyranny of Genius: How the Idea of Individual Genius Holds us Back

The model of the individual genius does not encourage great thinking. It holds us back from community, discourages risk taking, and obscures truth. Thinking is a group activity.

There is no such thing as a completely original thought. Individuals can have insights, but groups of people create works of genius. Our approach to thinking and the manner in which we implement our ideas is what helps genius flourish.

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