On this episode of the Traction podcast, host Lloyed Lobo of Boast.AI welcomes Patrick Malatack, Partner at Matrix Partners and Kyle Poyar, Partner at OpenView.

Is the end of subscription pricing near?

Research from OpenView states that companies with usage-based pricing grow 38% faster...

Of the IPOs over the last three years, seven out of nine that had the best net dollar retention all have a usage-based model.


Welcome to a new era of software buying, where customers pay for the value they receive from the products.

Leveraging a successful career as VP of Product with the disruptive tech giant Twilio, Patrick shares inside knowledge for how startups can create long-term customer loyalty and profitability with usage-based pricing models.

Specifically, Patrick and Kyle will dive into:

3:02 - The most attractive thing about usage based pricing

11:30 - Which businesses aren't right for usage based pricing

15:49 - How to advise companies on picking the right metric for usage based pricing

21:26 - Handling strategic operational and financial challenge

33:53 - Accommodating customer spending patterns

38:16 - How Patrick evaluates usage based companies as an investor

41:13 -  When to flip the switch from usage based to subscription based

46:48 - Usage based metering and investments

50:37 - Managing conversations with investors who only care about MRR

57:15 - How to measure KPIs specifically for a usage based model


Learn more at https://tractionconf.io

Connect with Patrick Malatack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmalatack/

Learn more about Matrix Partners at https://matrixpartners.com/

Connect with Kyle Poyar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-poyar/

Kyle Poyar's (new) Substack, where he'll go deeper on topics like SaaS pricing -

https://kylepoyar.substack.com

Learn more about OpenView at https://openviewpartners.com/

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