Saw a new scheduling product launch on PH today, which basically offers a free version of Calendly's paid features.
Founders - how do you think about "free" product launches? I'm testing an idea now, would like to launch it along with pricing so I can validate the pricing/willingness to pay along with the idea, but feel like there's a lot of pressure to launch new products for "free".
Thoughts?
(1) It takes a lot of effort, maybe one day to one week, to really evaluate a product and know if it is worth it.
(2) That evaluation will feel like wasted time if, at the end, I find the product isn't worthwhile
(3) It will also feel like wasted time if I decide I like it but my employer decides not to pay for it.
If somebody gets paid $100,000 a year and spends a week evaluating something, the "free" trial costs $2000.
Thus I am not a believer in free trials.