Qobra · B2B · sales commission software
Charge your first 10 customers half what US rivals charge
$10K/year early; average now ~$30K/year per customer
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What they did
Looked at market prices of similar solutions, especially US ones, and set the price for the first 10 customers at half that: $10,000/year. Average contract has since tripled to ~$30K/year.
What happened
Early deals at $10K/year; ACV since grew to ~$30K
- Stage
- Early (First 10 customers)
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