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Will they buy it? 
@Steli 
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Money is the 
ultimate validation
How do you charge for 
things that don’t exist yet?
Case Study: 
ElasticSales
Limited early 
access program
1.Idea 
2.Cold Calls 
3.Customers 
4.Company
Case Study: 
Close.io
1.Product 
2.Launch 
3.Price Increase 
4.Profitability
If you’re not embarrassed by 
the first dollar you charged, 
you charged too late.
Price Higher
60/20/20 
20 too high, 20 too low, 
60 on the money.
Ultimate Validation 
Customers who pay for 
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Ultimate Motivation 
Customers who churn because of 
incomplete product
Will they buy it? 
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