
In this episode of The Library of Minds podcast, Dara interviews Madhavan Ramanujam, a pricing expert and investor, about software and tech pricing strategies. Madhavan shares his journey into pricing, emphasizing the importance of combining art and science in monetization. He provides examples of companies like Netflix and LinkedIn, where pricing models significantly impacted their success. The discussion covers delaying monetization for network effects, testing monetization strategies in new categories, and the psychological aspects of pricing. Madhavan introduces a framework for AI companies based on autonomy and attribution to determine the right pricing model, and he stresses the significance of value-based pricing in the age of AI. He advises founders to consider pricing before product development and shares a story illustrating how behavioral pricing can dramatically increase revenue.
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