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Kayak co-founder takes on Calendly with new Supercal scheduling platform
Kayak co-founder Paul English is again with a brand new enterprise—this time, he’s taking up Calendly. The entrepreneur has launched Supercal, a free scheduling platform that’s designed to make reserving conferences extra environment friendly and easy. Supercal was born out of English’s private expertise with the challenges of reserving conferences. As a member of eight boards of administrators,…
LinkedIn, le réseau social incontournable des professionnels, vient d’annoncer une fonctionnalité stratégique pour ses utilisateurs Premium : l’intégration directe de Calendly dans les profils via un bouton CTA personnalisé. Une avancée qui pourrait bien transformer votre façon de prendre des rendez-vous.
Pricing Strategies for Startups (SaaS Focus)
Startups have to prove themselves to the market with generating some revenue and a growth trajectory. It does not need to be 100X growth MoM, but it needs to show a positive growth trajectory. The general rule of thumb is to show a 1/4 revenue based on the burn rate.
So if you are burning $100K per month, then your revenue should track closer to $25K per month and show incrementality month-over-month. Again, this is top line revenue, not net revenue or profit.
Here are the some pricing model examples of popular startups.
Feature-Based Pricing
HubSpot: Basic ($45/mo), Starter ($800/mo), Professional ($3,200/mo)
Each tier adds more sophisticated marketing, sales, and CRM features
Higher tiers include advanced automation, reporting, and customization
Canva: Free, Pro ($12.99/mo), Enterprise (Custom)
Pro adds brand kits, premium templates, background remover
Enterprise includes advanced security and collaboration features
Calendly: Free, Essentials ($10/seat/mo), Professional ($15/seat/mo), Teams ($20/seat/mo)
Free tier offers basic scheduling with single calendar
Each tier progressively adds features like group events, workflows, and team management
Enterprise tier available with custom pricing for advanced security needs
Clear feature differentiation drives upgrades (e.g., automated workflows in Professional)
Usage Tier-Based Pricing
Amazon Web Services (AWS):
S3 Storage: $0.023 per GB for first 50TB, decreasing rates for higher usage
EC2 Compute: Pricing varies by instance type and usage hours
Mailchimp:
0-500 contacts: $11/mo
501-2,500 contacts: $20/mo
2,501-5,000 contacts: $35/mo
Scaled pricing based on email subscriber count
Per User Pricing
Slack:
Pro: $7.25 per user/month
Business+: $12.50 per user/month
Enterprise Grid: Custom pricing
Microsoft 365:
Business Basic: $6 per user/month
Business Standard: $12.50 per user/month
Business Premium: $22 per user/month
Value-Based Pricing
Salesforce:
Essentials ($25/user/month) for small teams
Enterprise ($165/user/month) for large organizations
Pricing reflects ROI potential for different business sizes
Adobe Creative Cloud:
Individual plans vs. Business plans
Photography-specific plans vs. All Apps access
Freemium
Zoom:
Free: 40-minute limit on group meetings
Pro ($149.90/year): Removes time limits, adds features
Spotify:
Free: Ad-supported, shuffle-only on mobile
Premium: Ad-free, offline listening, any-order playback
Flat Rate Pricing
Buffer:
Essential: $6/mo for all core features
Team: $12/mo for collaboration features
Basecamp:
$99/month flat fee regardless of users
All features included, unlimited projects
Free Trial Models
Adobe Creative Cloud:
7-day free trial, full feature access
Converts to paid subscription
Netflix:
30-day free trial (in select markets)
Full access to all content
Reduced Price Trial Offering
Shopify:
$1/month for first 3 months
Then standard pricing ($29, $79, or $299/month)
LinkedIn Premium:
First month at $0.99
Then regular pricing ($29.99-$59.99/month)
Pay As You Go
Google Cloud Platform:
Per-second billing for compute resources
No upfront commitments required
Twilio:
Pay per SMS sent/received
Pay per minute for voice calls
Monthly vs Annual Pricing
GitHub:
Team Monthly: $4/user/month
Team Annual: $3.33/user/month (17% savings)
Asana:
Premium Monthly: $13.49/user/month
Premium Annual: $10.99/user/month (18% savings)
How to decide what's best for me:
Consider a hybrid approach. e.g. Slack uses per-user pricing with feature tiers and annual discounts
Pricing structures often evolve with company growth e.g. Dropbox started with freemium, added business tiers and enterprise options
Premium vs. Value pricing based on target market e.g. Monday.com positions as premium with higher pricing than basic project management tools
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TidyCal Lifetime Deal $29 - Powerful Scheduling Tool
TidyCal Lifetime Deal In a world cluttered with complex calendar tools and hefty subscription fees, finding a straightforward solution that aligns with your needs can be a game-changer. Enter TidyCal, a scheduling app designed to simplify calendar management, enhance your booking experience, and save you from unnecessary monthly expenses on features you don’t use. Overview TidyCal stands out as a…
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Gmail brings in Calendly-style availability sharing from Google Calendar
On Tuesday, Google released new scheduling-related features for Gmail with Google Calendar integration including quick event creation and easy availability sharing. Gmail will now have a calendar icon at the bottom of the conversation view, which will have two options — “Create an event” and “Offer times you’re free”. Image Credits: Google The “Create an event” button is quite straightforward…
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Zoom has added new features to rival Slack, Calendly, Google and Microsoft
A few weeks after cutting 1,300 employees (or 15 percent of its staff), Zoom is adding new features to compete against a myriad of businesses, including Slack, Calendly, Google and Microsoft.
