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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by adrr on Friday January 13, 2023 @03:44PM (#34373638)
When you get too many MBAs into a room. Pricing and features are based on an excel model optimizing for revenue with some magic numbers someone picked out of a hat that determines price sensitivity by region. Don’t let your CFO drive. They are a support role only.
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Re:Strava Raises Prices but Can’t Tell You How Much It Costs... by bunsenhoneydew on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:49PM (#34374376)
I couldn’t agree more with “Don’t let your CFO drive”. I’ve worked at several companies that turned to absolute shit as a result of exactly this.
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