<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Tsjirpa — Pricing Sparks</title><description>SaaS pricing insights for scale-up founders</description><link>https://tsjirpa.com/</link><item><title>Credit-based pricing: when it works, when it doesn&apos;t, and how to get the architecture right</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/credit-based-pricing-when-it-works-when-it-doesnt-and-how-to-get-the-architecture-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/credit-based-pricing-when-it-works-when-it-doesnt-and-how-to-get-the-architecture-right/</guid><description>Two real cases showing when credit-based pricing solves a genuine problem — revenue predictability for SMBs and procurement friction at enterprise — and the architecture decisions that make or break each design.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Credit-based pricing: wanneer het werkt, wanneer niet, en hoe je de architectuur goed krijgt</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/credit-based-pricing-wanneer-het-werkt-wanneer-niet-en-hoe-je-de-architectuur-goed-krijgt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/credit-based-pricing-wanneer-het-werkt-wanneer-niet-en-hoe-je-de-architectuur-goed-krijgt/</guid><description>Twee echte cases die tonen wanneer credit-based pricing een echt probleem oplost — omzetvoorspelbaarheid voor KMO&apos;s en procurement-frictie bij enterprise — en de architectuurbeslissingen die elk ontwerp maken of breken.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The playbook of scale: how the best companies grow</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/the-playbook-of-scale-how-the-best-companies-grow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/the-playbook-of-scale-how-the-best-companies-grow/</guid><description>Notes from Wintercircus Gent with Roeland Delrue (Aikido Security) and Cameron Deatsch (ex-Atlassian). Two completely different companies, two different growth stages, but the same underlying thread about scaling.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Het playbook van schaal: hoe de beste bedrijven groeien</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/het-playbook-van-schaal-hoe-de-beste-bedrijven-groeien/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/het-playbook-van-schaal-hoe-de-beste-bedrijven-groeien/</guid><description>Notities van Wintercircus Gent met Roeland Delrue (Aikido Security) en Cameron Deatsch (ex-Atlassian). Twee compleet verschillende bedrijven, twee verschillende groeifases, maar dezelfde onderliggende rode draad over schalen.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>7 pricing lessons from my conversation with We Are Sales</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/7-pricing-lessen-we-are-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/7-pricing-lessen-we-are-sales/</guid><description>From a conversation with Dylan Mendes of We Are Sales: seven things about pricing that keep coming up in every scaling company.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>7 pricing lessen uit mijn gesprek met We Are Sales</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/7-pricing-lessen-we-are-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/7-pricing-lessen-we-are-sales/</guid><description>Uit een gesprek met Dylan Mendes van We Are Sales: zeven zaken over pricing die in bijna elk scaling bedrijf terugkomen.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why most companies are pricing AI wrong</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/why-most-companies-are-pricing-ai-wrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/why-most-companies-are-pricing-ai-wrong/</guid><description>Not all AI is created equal for pricing. Three distinct categories of AI features need three different pricing approaches. Here is the framework I use after working with several scale-ups adding AI to their products.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Waarom de meeste bedrijven AI verkeerd prijzen</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/waarom-de-meeste-bedrijven-ai-verkeerd-prijzen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/waarom-de-meeste-bedrijven-ai-verkeerd-prijzen/</guid><description>Niet alle AI is gelijk voor pricing. Drie categorieën van AI-features vereisen drie verschillende pricing aanpakken. Het framework dat ik gebruik na het werken met meerdere scale-ups die AI aan hun producten toevoegen.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pricing as a strategic tool: lessons from Aikido Security</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/pricing-als-strategische-tool-lessen-aikido-security/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/pricing-als-strategische-tool-lessen-aikido-security/</guid><description>Aikido Security reached €16M ARR in 3 years with radically simple pricing. Not through value-based pricing, but by deliberately ignoring it. Sometimes market capture is your value capture.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pricing als strategische tool: lessen van Aikido Security</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/pricing-als-strategische-tool-lessen-aikido-security/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/pricing-als-strategische-tool-lessen-aikido-security/</guid><description>€16M ARR in 3 jaar. Niet door value-based pricing, maar door het bewust te negeren. Wat de founding story van Aikido ons leert over pricing als strategische keuze.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Product managers: you have more impact on pricing than you might think</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/product-managers-impact-on-pricing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/product-managers-impact-on-pricing/</guid><description>Product managers make pricing decisions every day without realizing it. Three common mistakes that cost real money, and what to do about them.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Product managers: je hebt meer impact op pricing dan je denkt</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/product-managers-je-hebt-meer-impact-op-pricing-dan-je-denkt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/product-managers-je-hebt-meer-impact-op-pricing-dan-je-denkt/</guid><description>Product managers nemen elke dag pricing beslissingen zonder het te beseffen. Drie veelgemaakte fouten die echt geld kosten, en wat eraan te doen.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Do not bring your internal complexity to your customer</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/do-not-bring-your-internal-complexity-to-your-customer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/do-not-bring-your-internal-complexity-to-your-customer/</guid><description>A beer tour entrepreneur in Belgium discovered that simplifying pricing for additional participants led to higher revenue. The lesson: shield your customers from your internal cost structure.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Breng je interne complexiteit niet naar je klant</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/breng-je-interne-complexiteit-niet-naar-je-klant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/breng-je-interne-complexiteit-niet-naar-je-klant/</guid><description>Een biertourgids in België ontdekte dat het vereenvoudigen van pricing voor extra deelnemers tot hogere omzet leidde. De les: bescherm je klanten tegen je interne kostenstructuur.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Outcome-based pricing: when tying price to outcomes meets customer reality</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/outcome-based-pricing-when-tying-price-to-outcomes-meets-customer-reality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/outcome-based-pricing-when-tying-price-to-outcomes-meets-customer-reality/</guid><description>Outcome-based pricing ties fees to measurable results, but customers often resist when they invest heavily in achieving those outcomes themselves. Here is what actually works.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Outcome-based pricing: wanneer prijs koppelen aan resultaten de klant confronteert met de realiteit</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/outcome-based-pricing-wanneer-prijs-koppelen-aan-resultaten-de-klant-confronteert-met-de-realiteit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/outcome-based-pricing-wanneer-prijs-koppelen-aan-resultaten-de-klant-confronteert-met-de-realiteit/</guid><description>Outcome-based pricing koppelt kosten aan meetbare resultaten, maar klanten verzetten zich vaak wanneer ze zelf zwaar investeren om die resultaten te bereiken. Dit is wat wel werkt.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Multiple pricing models: drawing a clear line</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/multiple-pricing-models-drawing-a-clear-line/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/multiple-pricing-models-drawing-a-clear-line/</guid><description>A case study in asset management showing how to handle four pricing dimensions by splitting into two distinct models: comprehensive for critical assets and simplified for peripheral ones.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meerdere pricing modellen: een duidelijke lijn trekken</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/meerdere-pricing-modellen-een-duidelijke-lijn-trekken/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/meerdere-pricing-modellen-een-duidelijke-lijn-trekken/</guid><description>Een case study in asset management die laat zien hoe je vier pricing dimensies aanpakt door twee verschillende modellen te creëren: uitgebreid voor kritieke assets en vereenvoudigd voor perifere.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What pinball machines teach us about value-based pricing</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/what-pinball-machines-teach-us-about-value-based-pricing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/what-pinball-machines-teach-us-about-value-based-pricing/</guid><description>A modern pinball machine costs between €12,000 and €15,000 for collectors but far less for arcade operators. The same product, two completely different markets. Here is why that matters for SaaS pricing.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wat flipperkastenn ons leren over value-based pricing</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/wat-flipperkastenn-ons-leren-over-value-based-pricing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/wat-flipperkastenn-ons-leren-over-value-based-pricing/</guid><description>Een moderne flipperkast kost tussen €12.000 en €15.000 voor verzamelaars maar veel minder voor arcade-uitbaters. Hetzelfde product, twee compleet verschillende markten. Waarom dat uitmaakt voor SaaS pricing.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Insight from a recent pricing workshop</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/insight-from-a-recent-pricing-workshop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/insight-from-a-recent-pricing-workshop/</guid><description>A pricing workshop revealed that user-based pricing can disadvantage certain customer segments. Evaluating two distinct profiles showed the need for a more nuanced approach.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is 1 + 1 = 1,5 or should it be 3?</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/pricing-a-nuanced-decision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/pricing-a-nuanced-decision/</guid><description>When pricing AI workflow solutions that span multiple departments, you face a fundamental choice: discount for land-and-expand, or charge a premium for multi-department orchestration value.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is 1 + 1 = 1,5 of moet het 3 zijn?</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/is-1-plus-1-gelijk-aan-1-komma-5-of-moet-het-3-zijn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/is-1-plus-1-gelijk-aan-1-komma-5-of-moet-het-3-zijn/</guid><description>Bij het prijzen van AI-workflowoplossingen die meerdere afdelingen bestrijken, sta je voor een fundamentele keuze: korting voor land-and-expand, of een premium voor multi-departement orchestratiewaarde.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inzicht uit een recente pricing workshop</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/inzicht-uit-een-recente-pricing-workshop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/inzicht-uit-een-recente-pricing-workshop/</guid><description>Een pricing workshop onthulde dat user-based pricing bepaalde klantsegmenten benadeelt. Het evalueren van twee verschillende profielen toonde de nood aan een genuanceerder model.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unlock potentially €20K savings with this pricing tip</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/unlock-potentially-20k-savings-with-this-pricing-tip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/unlock-potentially-20k-savings-with-this-pricing-tip/</guid><description>Documenting every pricing decision in a central tool like Miro, Notion, or Obsidian can save your organization thousands by preventing repeated mistakes and preserving institutional knowledge.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bespaar mogelijk €20.000 met deze pricing tip</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/bespaar-mogelijk-20000-euro-met-deze-pricing-tip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/bespaar-mogelijk-20000-euro-met-deze-pricing-tip/</guid><description>Het documenteren van elke pricing beslissing in een centraal tool als Miro, Notion of Obsidian kan je organisatie duizenden euro&apos;s besparen door herhaalde fouten te voorkomen.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Playbook: the journey to better pricing</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/playbook-journey-to-better-pricing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/playbook-journey-to-better-pricing/</guid><description>A nine-step framework for building a pricing strategy that reflects the value you deliver, from customer portfolio analysis to setting the right price point.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Playbook: de weg naar betere pricing</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/playbook-de-weg-naar-betere-pricing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/playbook-de-weg-naar-betere-pricing/</guid><description>Een framework in negen stappen om een pricing strategie te bouwen die de waarde weerspiegelt die je levert, van klantportfolio-analyse tot het bepalen van het juiste prijspunt.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Example customer survey</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/example-customer-survey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/example-customer-survey/</guid><description>A structured customer interview template with seven sections designed for recent customers, helping you gather practical pricing and product insights.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Voorbeeld klantbevraging</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/voorbeeld-klantbevraging/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/voorbeeld-klantbevraging/</guid><description>Een gestructureerde template voor klantinterviews in zeven secties, ontworpen voor recente klanten, om praktische inzichten te verzamelen voor pricing en productbeslissingen.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How The Mom Test helps distinguish between false hope and genuine feedback</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/how-the-mom-test-helps-distinguish-between-false-hope-and-genuine-feedback/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/how-the-mom-test-helps-distinguish-between-false-hope-and-genuine-feedback/</guid><description>Rob Fitzpatrick&apos;s Mom Test teaches us to ask better questions in customer conversations, avoiding false positives that lead to misguided pricing and product decisions.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hoe The Mom Test helpt onderscheid maken tussen valse hoop en echte feedback</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/hoe-the-mom-test-helpt-onderscheid-maken-tussen-valse-hoop-en-echte-feedback/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/hoe-the-mom-test-helpt-onderscheid-maken-tussen-valse-hoop-en-echte-feedback/</guid><description>Waarom de feedback die je krijgt van klanten en partners positief klinkt maar nooit kristalliseert tot resultaat, en hoe The Mom Test van Rob Fitzpatrick daar verandering in brengt.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Structured customer survey template</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/structured-customer-survey-template/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/structured-customer-survey-template/</guid><description>The actual six-section customer survey template with ready-to-use questions. A companion to &apos;A template for structured customer surveys&apos; with the complete interview guide.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Template gestructureerde klantbevraging</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/template-gestructureerde-klantbevraging/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/template-gestructureerde-klantbevraging/</guid><description>Een kant-en-klare template in tabelformaat voor gestructureerde klantbevraging, ontworpen om patronen te ontdekken in waarom klanten vertrekken.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A template for structured customer surveys</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/a-template-for-structured-customer-surveys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/a-template-for-structured-customer-surveys/</guid><description>A practical six-section customer survey template designed for startups facing high churn, focused on uncovering the real reasons customers leave and what would make them stay.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Een template voor gestructureerde klantbevraging</title><link>https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/een-template-voor-gestructureerde-klantbevraging/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tsjirpa.com/blog/nl/een-template-voor-gestructureerde-klantbevraging/</guid><description>Een praktische template in zes secties voor klantbevraging bij startups met hoge churn, gericht op het achterhalen van de echte redenen waarom klanten vertrekken.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>