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Read this korrent: Raising prices usually leaves signups unchanged or increases them, which is not what the textbook demand curve predicts.
Raising prices usually leaves signups unchanged or increases them, which is not what the textbook demand curve predicts.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cyber insurance prices can be expected to rise somewhat, though why they have kept falling is far from obvious. — tap to centre the map on it
Cyber insurance prices can be expected to rise somewhat, though why they have kept falling is far from obvious.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Token prices have stayed flat because labs deliberately kept models smaller than expected in order to get more experimental cycles. — tap to centre the map on it
Token prices have stayed flat because labs deliberately kept models smaller than expected in order to get more experimental cycles.
Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Businesses raise prices only when their accounts force them to, not when they can see the cost coming. — tap to centre the map on it
Businesses raise prices only when their accounts force them to, not when they can see the cost coming.
Last stated 12 months ago
25 Oct 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A subscription price increase is not justified by adding a minor AI feature. — tap to centre the map on it
A subscription price increase is not justified by adding a minor AI feature.
Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jul 2026
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Stefan Zweifel — holds since 2026-07-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies that constantly retune their pricing cheapen the product, because customers learn to wait for the next discount. — tap to centre the map on it
Companies that constantly retune their pricing cheapen the product, because customers learn to wait for the next discount.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building more housing in a city raises its local prices, because density is what people are moving there for. — tap to centre the map on it
Building more housing in a city raises its local prices, because density is what people are moving there for.
Last stated 3 years ago
19 May 2023
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are
SA
Scott Alexander — no longer holds since 2023-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Charging different customers wildly different prices is a mistake, because the market talks. — tap to centre the map on it
Charging different customers wildly different prices is a mistake, because the market talks.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
JA
Jen Abel — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The model companies' margins will rise this year, because being capacity-constrained forces them to destroy their own demand. — tap to centre the map on it
The model companies' margins will rise this year, because being capacity-constrained forces them to destroy their own demand.
Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought. — tap to centre the map on it
"Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $100,000 enterprise deal needs an executive sponsor to sign off and allocate the budget. — tap to centre the map on it
A $100,000 enterprise deal needs an executive sponsor to sign off and allocate the budget.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
JA
Jen Abel — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain. — tap to centre the map on it
A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is too critical to be delivered only as a centralized, hosted service. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is too critical to be delivered only as a centralized, hosted service.
Last stated 5 months ago
14 May 2026
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Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Client-side image editing software like Photoshop and Lightroom will be obsolete by the end of the year. — tap to centre the map on it
Client-side image editing software like Photoshop and Lightroom will be obsolete by the end of the year.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decentralizing storage is not enough: software must be delivered as a package each user runs a private copy of, not as a service. — tap to centre the map on it
Decentralizing storage is not enough: software must be delivered as a package each user runs a private copy of, not as a service.
Last stated 10 years ago
17 Aug 2016
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2016-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A buyer willing to pay for a longer pilot is a strong signal. — tap to centre the map on it
A buyer willing to pay for a longer pilot is a strong signal.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
JA
Jen Abel — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Figma took five years to charge anyone and that was a mistake: ship something people can see the vision in, and get to market faster than we did. — tap to centre the map on it
Figma took five years to charge anyone and that was a mistake: ship something people can see the vision in, and get to market faster than we did.
Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hiring is a cost for SaaS startups — tap to centre the map on it
Hiring is a cost for SaaS startups
Last stated 4 years ago
3 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-03 — tap for who they are
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Raising prices usually leaves signups unchanged or increases them, which is not what the textbook demand curve predicts.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
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Similar wording
Cyber insurance prices can be expected to rise somewhat, though why they have kept falling is far from obvious.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tyler Cowen
Similar wording
Token prices have stayed flat because labs deliberately kept models smaller than expected in order to get more experimental cycles.
Last stated 11 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ryan Greenblatt
Similar wording
Businesses raise prices only when their accounts force them to, not when they can see the cost coming.
Last stated 25 Oct 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds John H. Cochrane
Similar wording
A subscription price increase is not justified by adding a minor AI feature.
Last stated 7 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Stefan Zweifel
Similar wording
Companies that constantly retune their pricing cheapen the product, because customers learn to wait for the next discount.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
Building more housing in a city raises its local prices, because density is what people are moving there for.
Last stated 19 May 2023 · 3 years ago
No longer holds Scott Alexander
Similar wording
Charging different customers wildly different prices is a mistake, because the market talks.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jen Abel
Similar wording
The model companies' margins will rise this year, because being capacity-constrained forces them to destroy their own demand.
Last stated 13 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Dylan Patel
Same subject: SaaS
"Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: SaaS
A $100,000 enterprise deal needs an executive sponsor to sign off and allocate the budget.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jen Abel
Same subject: SaaS
A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: the cloud
AI is too critical to be delivered only as a centralized, hosted service.
Last stated 14 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Salvatore Sanfilippo
Same subject: the cloud
Client-side image editing software like Photoshop and Lightroom will be obsolete by the end of the year.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: the cloud
Decentralizing storage is not enough: software must be delivered as a package each user runs a private copy of, not as a service.
Last stated 17 Aug 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Kenton Varda
Same subject: startups
A buyer willing to pay for a longer pilot is a strong signal.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jen Abel
Same subject: startups
Figma took five years to charge anyone and that was a mistake: ship something people can see the vision in, and get to market faster than we did.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Dylan Field
Same subject: startups
Hiring is a cost for SaaS startups
Last stated 3 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson