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Pricing Packaging Advisor by nandanosql

Name: Pricing Packaging Advisor
Author: nandanosql

File contents

Purpose

Guide pricing and packaging decisions through adaptive assessment — choosing the right pricing model, setting price points, designing tier structure, and planning validation. Because pricing is the most impactful lever most PMs never touch.

Application

Question 1: Pricing Model

Agent asks: "What type of value does your product deliver?"

Seat-based — Value scales with team size
Usage-based — Value scales with consumption
Outcome-based — Value scales with results achieved
Feature-gated — Different capabilities at different tiers
Freemium — Free base + premium upgrades
Hybrid — Combination of above

Question 2: Value Metric

Agent asks: "What's the most natural unit your customer associates with value?"

(e.g., per user, per transaction, per GB, per report generated)

Question 3: Competitive Landscape

Agent asks: "What do competitors charge?"

Competitor	Model	Price Range	Differentiation
[Comp 1]	[Model]	[$ range]	[How they differ]

Question 4: Target Segments

Agent asks: "How many segments/tiers do you need?"

One tier — Simple, single product
Good/Better/Best — Classic 3-tier
Free + Paid — Freemium model
Custom only — Enterprise pricing

Output: Pricing Recommendation

# Pricing Recommendation: [Product Name]

## Recommended Model: [Model Type]
**Value metric:** [Unit of value]
**Rationale:** [Why this model fits]

## Tier Structure

| | Free | Starter | Pro | Enterprise |
|--|------|---------|-----|-----------|
| **Price** | $0 | $XX/mo | $XX/mo | Custom |
| **Target** | [Who] | [Who] | [Who] | [Who] |
| **[Feature 1]** | ✅ Limited | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| **[Feature 2]** | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| **[Feature 3]** | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| **[Feature 4]** | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |

## Validation Plan
1. **Van Westendorp survey** — Test price sensitivity with target users
2. **Conjoint analysis** — Test feature/price tradeoffs
3. **A/B test** — Test 2 price points with real conversion data

## Risks
- [Risk 1 + mitigation]

Quality Rubric

Dimension	0	1	2
Model Fit	Copied competitor	Matches product somewhat	Aligned to value delivery
Segments	One-size-fits-all	Basic tiers	Segment-matched tiers
Validation	Gut feel	Competitor benchmarking	Customer research + testing
Packaging	All features everywhere	Some gating	Strategic feature gating

References

Related Skills

skills/strategy/business-model-canvas/SKILL.md — Revenue model context
skills/strategy/positioning-statement/SKILL.md — Value prop drives pricing
skills/analytics/saas-economics-efficiency-metrics/SKILL.md — Unit economics

External Frameworks

Patrick Campbell (ProfitWell), Pricing methodology
Van Westendorp Price Sensitivity Meter

Skill type: Interactive Domain: Launch & GTM

---name: pricing-packaging-advisordescription: Guide pricing and packaging decisions — choosing a pricing model, setting price points, designing tier structure, and validating willingness-to-pay through adaptive assessment.---## PurposeGuide pricing and packaging decisions through adaptive assessment — choosing the right **pricing model, setting price points, designing tier structure**, and planning validation. Because pricing is the most impactful lever most PMs never touch.---## Application### Question 1: Pricing Model**Agent asks:** "What type of value does your product deliver?"1. **Seat-based** — Value scales with team size2. **Usage-based** — Value scales with consumption3. **Outcome-based** — Value scales with results achieved4. **Feature-gated** — Different capabilities at different tiers5. **Freemium** — Free base + premium upgrades6. **Hybrid** — Combination of above### Question 2: Value Metric**Agent asks:** "What's the most natural unit your customer associates with value?"(e.g., per user, per transaction, per GB, per report generated)### Question 3: Competitive Landscape**Agent asks:** "What do competitors charge?"| Competitor | Model | Price Range | Differentiation ||-----------|-------|------------|----------------|| [Comp 1] | [Model] | [$ range] | [How they differ] |### Question 4: Target Segments**Agent asks:** "How many segments/tiers do you need?"1. **One tier** — Simple, single product2. **Good/Better/Best** — Classic 3-tier3. **Free + Paid** — Freemium model4. **Custom only** — Enterprise pricing### Output: Pricing Recommendation```markdown# Pricing Recommendation: [Product Name]## Recommended Model: [Model Type]**Value metric:** [Unit of value]**Rationale:** [Why this model fits]## Tier Structure| | Free | Starter | Pro | Enterprise ||--|------|---------|-----|-----------|| **Price** | $0 | $XX/mo | $XX/mo | Custom || **Target** | [Who] | [Who] | [Who] | [Who] || **[Feature 1]** | ✅ Limited | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ || **[Feature 2]** | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ || **[Feature 3]** | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ || **[Feature 4]** | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |## Validation Plan1. **Van Westendorp survey** — Test price sensitivity with target users2. **Conjoint analysis** — Test feature/price tradeoffs3. **A/B test** — Test 2 price points with real conversion data## Risks- [Risk 1 + mitigation]```---## Quality Rubric| Dimension | 0 | 1 | 2 ||-----------|---|---|---|| **Model Fit** | Copied competitor | Matches product somewhat | Aligned to value delivery || **Segments** | One-size-fits-all | Basic tiers | Segment-matched tiers || **Validation** | Gut feel | Competitor benchmarking | Customer research + testing || **Packaging** | All features everywhere | Some gating | Strategic feature gating |---## References### Related Skills- `skills/strategy/business-model-canvas/SKILL.md` — Revenue model context- `skills/strategy/positioning-statement/SKILL.md` — Value prop drives pricing- `skills/analytics/saas-economics-efficiency-metrics/SKILL.md` — Unit economics### External Frameworks- Patrick Campbell (ProfitWell), Pricing methodology- Van Westendorp Price Sensitivity Meter---**Skill type:** Interactive**Domain:** Launch & GTM

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Pricing Packaging Advisor