Voicy · B2C · dictation app for seniors
Give people with disabilities 20% off when they email you
20% of users are on the discount
Unknownpricingcustomer-support
What they did
Offers a 'disability discount': anyone who emails the founder gets 20% off. No verification process described.
What happened
About 20% of users use the disability discount; effect on conversion or revenue not given.
- Stage
- growth
“We have 1,400 active subscriptions, and we offer this thing called the disability discount, where we just give you 20% off if you email me. And 20% of our users are on that disability discount.”
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