Name: Don't just roll the dice
ISBN: 9781906434380

Don't just roll the dice

How do you price your software? Is it art, science or magic? How much attention should you pay to your competitors? This short handbook will provide you with the theory, practical advice and case studies you need to stop yourself from reaching for the dice. Table of Contents Chapter 01: Some - but not too much - Economics Chapter 02: Pricing Psychology: What is your product worth? Chapter 03: Pricing Pitfalls Chapter 04: Advanced Pricing Chapter 05: What your price says about you (and how to change it) Why read this book? "At Business of Software 2007 Michael Pryor held an impromptu session on how to price your software. So many people turned up, and so many people kept on arriving, that by the time they d introduced themselves there was no time left to talk about software pricing. I ve had similar experiences; in fact, How do I price my software? is probably the most common question I m asked by software entrepreneurs and product managers. This handbook is an attempt to answer that question." Neil Davidson, Author. About the Author Neil Davidson is co-founder and joint CEO of Red Gate Software. Red Gate was founded in 1999 and now employs some 150 people. It was Cambridge News business of the year in 2006 and has been in the Sunday Times top 100 companies to work for three years running. It was founded with no VC money and little debt. Neil is also founder of the annual Business of Software conference and runs the Business of Software social network.

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Tade0Aug 2024

For that I can recommend Don't Just Roll the Dice by Neil Davidson:

https://www.red-gate.com/library/dont-just-roll-the-dice

It's free, short and easy to read.

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tmcdosMar 2023

I am not an entrepreneur (yet) but I still want to share a few titles with you:

- "Maverick or The seven day weekend" by Ricardo Semler

- "Rework" by Jason Fried and David Hansson

- "Startup - an insider's guide to launching and running a business" by Kevin Ready

- "Bookkeeping and Cost Accounting for Factories" by William Kent (1918)

- "Practice what you preach" by David Maister

- "Don't oil the squeaky wheel" by Wolf Rinke

- "Selling The Wheel: Choosing The Best Way To Sell For You Your Company Your Customers" by Jeff Cox

- "The power of stupidity" by Giancarlo Livraghi

- "How to write a good advertisement" by Victor Schwab

- "How to Make Money Out of Thin Air" by Brian Sher

- "Good manners and business etiquette. Illustrated Guide" by Elena Ber

- "Don't just roll the dice: A usefully short guide to software pricing" by Neil Davidson

- "Message to Garcia" by Elbert Hubbard

- the TopLeaf course of 36 video lectures on management by dr. Izhak Adizes can be purchased on https://vimeo.com/ondemand/topleaf or found on ru tracker (if you have access)

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haunterMay 2020

Neil Davidson: Don't just roll the dice – Software pricing guide

https://neildavidson.com/downloads/dont-just-roll-the-dice-2...

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cionescuMay 2020

Heya folks

I need your help! I am working on a series of posts to help the community spread the word about the projects you are working on. Wanna help?

Please write a comment with:

* project name

* project website

* your twitter handle/project page handle

* a tweet's length description for your product

* how much do you plan to charge

I am extremely hyped to start doing this. My long-term vision is to gather user feedback for your pricing plan and help you make the best decisions.

As a bit of background, when I started working on my side-project, I had no idea how to price it. Then I read a great e-book (Don't just roll the dice by Neil Davidson) and followed the guidance there. I believe there's a lot of potentials to get user feedback before you make one of your greatest choices as an entrepreneur.

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ArturTMar 2017

I recommend nice book "Don't just roll the dice" by Neil Davidson.

http://download.red-gate.com/ebooks/DJRTD_eBook.pdf

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randhnuserMay 2016

I'm currrently reading "Don't just roll the dice" which is a really nice and short book about software pricing. It's freely available too at https://www.red-gate.com/library/dont-just-roll-the-dice

What I want to say to you and the others in the thread is: maybe you can extract more money at a different price point by reading that book.

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