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Peek into the playbooks of SaaS founders who’ve done it before? Masterful Founders reveals the real marketing strategies behind startup growth—directly from the people who built it.
Charging SaaS Users the Smart Way: Business Models for AI Startups
Masterful Founders
28 minutes
2 months ago
Charging SaaS Users the Smart Way: Business Models for AI Startups
Pricing can make or break your startup. In this interview, Diego Regules shares lessons on designing business models that attract users, keep costs under control, and scale with your SaaS.
What You'll Learn:
📱 Why subscription fatigue frustrates users and why hybrid models can be more sustainable
💸 The hidden risks for AI startups: every API call costs money, and wrong pricing can make bills skyrocket
⚖️ How to balance free plans, freemium, and premium tiers without losing money on heavy users
📊 The importance of customer acquisition costs and lifetime value when designing pricing
🚫 The pitfalls of free users who generate costs but bring no revenue, and how to manage that
💡 Practical pricing strategies like user limits, small pay-per-use fees, or configurable payment caps to avoid surprise bills
🎯 How to differentiate in a crowded AI SaaS market by solving real problems, not just adding AI features
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Connect with Us:
Host: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilhelmlaubach/
Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gotodiego/
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Masterful Founders
Peek into the playbooks of SaaS founders who’ve done it before? Masterful Founders reveals the real marketing strategies behind startup growth—directly from the people who built it.
