What's an example of a business problem that's worth $2,000 to solve but where people only want to pay $200/12 months? Most of the ones in this range feel like they're handled by low-code/no-code tooling.
I agree, low-code tools are excellent to get these types of problems solves (CRUD apps for internal maybe?)
What I have in mind is:
- a forecasting tool (bit more insight into what is being done in the business, not just plain vanilla)
- Optimization tools: inventory, routing, sales, risk distributions etc.
- IoT integration for a small realworld tracking setup
- Specific business rules that need to be implemented in a Low-code tool
- Low code implementations (not everyone has the time, skill-set to get going with these providers)
We just bought a tool at work from a startup for $400/month that helps designers store components and helps developers catalog React code for said components.
Edit: Another idea is some sort of Slack app that costs $1/month/person. Then try to sell it to companies that have a couple hundred employees. The $1/person/month means the value you're providing need only be incremental rather than life changing.
>> app that costs $1/month/person. Then try to sell it to companies that have a couple hundred employees
I would not recommend doing this. Any company with several hundred employees is into contract & procurement management territory, and likely to have a staff lawyer, privacy & protection person and person/team dedicated to (slowly) evaluating purchase & adoption of Saas products. This, plus all the people involved in any sort of roll-out across the entire company (of anything) will destroy the economics of a few hundred per month deal. You probably need a VP to approve this not because of the cost but the impact, and as a manager an incremental value deal that I see every month will be the first thing I cut, not because it's expensive but because it's an easy one.
Every low-cost per <whatever> deal I've seen in an enterprise of this size has a sizeable upfront cost and then a a tiered or unlimited per seat component that's correlated but not necessarily directly tied to a variable component. This reflects the sales process that involves more effort upfront. For a pure, low-cost per user/month model you need a completely self-serve adoption path.
What I have in mind is: - a forecasting tool (bit more insight into what is being done in the business, not just plain vanilla) - Optimization tools: inventory, routing, sales, risk distributions etc. - IoT integration for a small realworld tracking setup - Specific business rules that need to be implemented in a Low-code tool - Low code implementations (not everyone has the time, skill-set to get going with these providers)
Thank you very much for the feedback jxf!