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Pricing & Offers
What to charge and how to package it.
3 guides · 8 tools · 17 books
Simple guides
Monopoly vs competition
The best businesses avoid crowded fights by dominating a small market nobody else serves well.
Making an irresistible offer
Make your offer so valuable that saying no feels silly — by boosting results and cutting time and effort.
Pricing on value
Set prices by what your product is worth to the customer, not just what it costs you.
Free tools
⚖️ Unit economics (LTV : CAC)
Does each customer make you money?
🎯 Break-even calculator
How many sales do you need to cover your costs?
💎 Offer strength score
Score your offer with Hormozi's value equation.
🏷️ Value-based price finder
Find a price based on the value you create.
🌍 Market size (TAM / SAM / SOM)
Is the market big enough — bottom-up, not wishful thinking?
🔄 SAFE / convertible note converter
How much will your SAFE investors own when it converts?
⏱️ Freelance / service rate
What to charge per hour to earn what you need.
💸 Price rise simulator
Will raising prices make you more money, even if some leave?
Essential sources
Books in the library
Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It)
by William Poundstone
William Poundstone reveals the psychology of pricing—why we pay what we pay and how to price products strategically. Essential for founders setting prices.
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Ofertas de $100M
by Alex Hormozi
Spanish edition of “$100M Offers” from the Acquisition.com $100M Series by Alex Hormozi. This book teaches founders how to craft extremely compelling offers and value propositions so attractive that potential customers feel irrational saying no—highly actionable for startup founders working on positioning, pricing, and go‑to‑market messaging.
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Creating Competitive Advantage
by Jaynie L. Smith & William G. Flanagan
Business strategy book by Jaynie L. Smith that teaches companies how to identify, articulate, and sustain clear competitive advantages that matter to customers. Particularly valuable for startup founders who need to differentiate their product in crowded markets, craft compelling value propositions, and avoid competing solely on price.
Entrepreneurial You
by Dorie Clark
Dorie Clark offers insights into diversifying income streams and monetizing expertise, providing a roadmap for entrepreneurs to expand their business models effectively.
Free: The Future of a Radical Price
by Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson's book delves into the concept of 'free' as a business strategy, examining how companies can leverage free offerings to gain market share and drive innovation. It's an insightful read for entrepreneurs exploring new pricing models.
Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price
by Madhavan Ramanujam & Georg Tacke
Madhavan Ramanujam's willingness-to-pay discovery equips founders to price-test before building, preventing feature shock and undead products in pivots. Frameworks like innovation failure types and 9 pricing rules for profitable launches; execution-focused vs Porter's structural analysis.
Positioning for Professionals: How Professional Knowledge Firms Can Differentiate Their Way to Success
by Tim Williams
Tim Williams equips service-based founders with positioning strategies to escape hourly billing via specialization and value pricing for premium margins. Use cases for agency pivots to niche dominance; differentiates commoditized services vs Porter's product-focused generics.
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Predictably Irrational
by Dan Ariely
Dan Ariely reveals the hidden forces that shape our decisions. Essential reading for founders to understand customer behavior, pricing psychology, and why people don't always act rationally.
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