Скачать или смотреть Pricing in the Real World: Babies, Bots, and Billing

In this episode of Mostly Growth, CJ Gustafson, Kyle Poyar, and Ben Hillman go deep on pricing—how it’s discovered, negotiated, and perceived in the real world. The conversation spans Salesforce’s rapid-fire evolution of AI pricing models, unpacking the tradeoffs between consumption-based pricing, flat-rate enterprise licenses, and bundling AI to drive expansion and simplify buying decisions. The hosts also examine what Salesforce’s acquisition of Qualified signals for the AI SDR market, competition, and private equity, before zooming out to practical lessons on multi-year contracts, renewal dynamics, and when longer commitments actually pay off for buyers and sellers. Throughout, everyday analogies—from daycare costs to grocery store loss leaders and Instacart price variation—ground abstract pricing strategy in lived experience, making the case that pricing is less about theory and more about psychology, cash flow timing, and incentives.

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LINKS:
Mostly Metrics: https://www.mostlymetrics.com
CJ on LinkedIn:   / cj-gustafson-13140948  

Growth Unhinged: https://www.growthunhinged.com/
Kyle on LinkedIn:   / kyle-poyar  

Slacker Stuff: https://www.slackerstuff.com/
Ben on LinkedIn:   / slackerstuff  

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Preview and Intro
00:01:12 Sponsors — Metronome | Pulley
00:03:33 Newsletter Discount Experiment
00:04:52 The Real Cost of Daycare
00:07:14 Childcare Pricing Mechanics
00:09:01 Salesforce’s New AI Pricing
00:10:14 Agility vs. Confusion in Pricing
00:13:31 CFO Budgeting and Flat-Rate AI
00:17:31 Margins, Performance, and AI Usage
00:19:24 Salesforce Margins and AI M&A
00:20:02 Salesforce Acquires Qualified
00:22:33 M&A Implications for Martech
00:24:24 Bundling AI in Vertical SaaS
00:25:29 AI Tools Move to Bundles
00:27:48 Multi-Year Deal Strategy
00:28:56 Single-Year vs. Multi-Year Discounts
00:31:50 Avoiding Price Increases
00:32:45 Multi-Year Deal Adoption
00:34:27 Best Vendors for Multi-Year Deals
00:37:40 Grocery Pricing and Loss Leaders
00:43:48 Wrap Up

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