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Sometimes I even say, “I will change price / terms if I need to. Your job is to offer a price (or terms) and walk. If you get to the end of the road and turn right and they’re not following you then you know you offered a price that was too low. In that case my price was too low even for him. I prefer not to.
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Avoid a simple pricing mistake which could sink your startup. The rewards are in the form of co-marketing dollars and commission spiffs. Vendors often respond by discounting their prices at the 11th hour, in the hopes a lower price will spur a purchase. The “D” word - Discounts. I buy my cars in December.
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” The post talked about how to find the lowest acceptable price & terms in a deal through testing. You’ve got to have some wiggle room on price and on terms. She got you to drop price and include more licenses for free. I think most of us feel this way, really. But it’s not a reality in business.
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