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by ctvo 2432 days ago
Yes, you could charge 10x more. You could charge N more (why stop at 10x, 1000x!), but would anyone pay?

You started at 5 USD and you're not publishing it because as you indicated earlier in the thread, you're price testing. I assume that means finding the price point the most people are willing to pay for the product. For a product with low marginal costs, getting data on what users want so you can keep expanding that pool is revenue maximizing.
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throwGuardian 2432 days ago
You're free to not use the product, but to character assassinate a small, indie Dev house because you disagree with the price point, is just not OK. BTW - this rant you went on, is the quintessential indicator of you not being there target customer, you will generally be ignored by makers.

You should also read patio11's essay on pricing: https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/saas_pric...

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alwayseasy 2432 days ago
Where's all that negativity coming from? The founder is being transparent about his budding business and you're at him harder than hn was on Apple's stance on Hong Kong.
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Androider 2432 days ago
A business that looks at what users want and can pay, and adjusts accordingly? Sounds like a competently run business!

Thank you Taylor for sharing your comments here as a founder. Some of us at HN still love hearing about actual new startups, business models, pricing strategies etc.

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