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Loriana Sardar

04/28/25

@ EO

We initially tried a revenue-sharing model with one customer, but it didn't work as they wanted to attribute revenue increases to other factors.

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AI for Car Rentals?! Prove It! | Pitch.Tech EP 2

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AI for Car Rentals?! Prove It! | Pitch.Tech EP 2

04/28/25

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Mathilde Collin

10/25/18

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We started with a freemium model, but realized it distracted us; we shifted to a paid model and consistently increased prices over time, which helped us focus on serious customers.

HI

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The key to our business model was predictability in revenue streams, which we achieved by focusing on customer adoption and a repeatable sales process.

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Steve Ballmer

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We aimed to create a recurring revenue model with the enterprise agreement, which allowed companies to pay a fixed amount annually for software usage.

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Kalam Dennis

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We initially tried offering photography services for customers, but nobody wanted to pay for it, which was a failure for us.

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02/13/25

@ Y Combinator

In hindsight, we didn't track revenue effectively; we focused on usage metrics, which made it unclear how many monthly active users we needed for fundraising.

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Rick Klau

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Accelerating revenue growth was a key focus, and I launched several revenue-specific experiments to drive this goal.

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Joshua Reeves

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To gain the trust of early customers, we initially targeted fellow companies in Y Combinator who were also new and had never paid themselves, which was a strategic move to build our initial customer base.

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Companies achieving high revenue are often using usage-based pricing models, which align costs with actual product usage, simplifying the sales process.

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Alfred Lin

07/31/14

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Many e-commerce companies raised large sums but failed due to poor customer acquisition strategies, which we aimed to avoid by focusing on profitability.