Decide Whether to Raise Prices
Added 2026-10-31
Weigh cost, churn and signalling before choosing the increase and how to announce it.
We are considering a price increase. I will give cost changes, current pricing, customer mix and competitor prices. Do: 1) compute the minimum increase that covers cost; 2) estimate how much increase would lose how many customers and why; 3) explain what signal the increase sends (quality, scarcity, desperation); 4) give two options — one-time versus phased — with risks; 5) draft a three-sentence customer notice.
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How to use
涨价前先算「失去多少客户仍然划算」。
Try tweaking it
- Have it state how the hypothesis could be falsified before discussing execution.
- Split the plan into a one-week testable experiment.
What you should get
- A small testable experiment with a failure threshold
- Costs, risks, and what needs outside confirmation
Common mistakes
- Asking for a "full business plan" and getting unverifiable optimistic assumptions.
- No failure threshold, so you never know whether to continue.
How to check the output
- There is a clear failure threshold, testable within a week.
- Costs, assumptions and risks are listed separately.
Where it works
- Good for: turning business assumptions into a small testable experiment with a failure threshold first.
- Watch out: for pricing, contracts and legal points, treat output as a draft needing professional review.