How Do You Select a Revenue Model for Your Startup?

One of the toughest decisions for a startup is how to price their product or service. The alternatives range from giving it away for free, to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). The implications of the decision you make are huge, defining your brand image, your funding requirements, and your long-term business viability.
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A Pricing Problem

I recently had a truly unusual, memorable experience facilitating a discussion about pricing. What made it unusual? There wasn’t one question about pricing. Yet every person there described their ‘problem’ as a pricing problem. What were the real issues?
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Flying Blind

Imagine that you’re a seasoned pilot. You’ve filed your flight plan, then a massive snow storm hits. Visibility is zero and the winds are gusting up to 30 knots. Are you going to take off?
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The Allure of Low Prices

I missed the irony on my first read of the email in which a marketing firm talked about pricing. The second reading left me laughing. It never ceases to amaze me how alluring low prices are to sellers.
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