--- title: Pricing Insights for Start-Ups and Scale-Ups | Best Pricing Strategies description: For a startup or scale-up, developing an efficient pricing strategy is important. Learn the do's and don'ts of pricing when growing a business. image: https://www.pricebeam.com/hubfs/Start-ups-1.png --- [Skip to content](https://www.pricebeam.com/entrepreneur-pricing#main-content) [![PriceBeam](https://www.pricebeam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lead-flow-images/PBLogoTransparent%20(1).png?width=400&height=100&name=PBLogoTransparent%20(1).png)](https://www.pricebeam.com/?hsLang=en) - Solutions ![RGM360](https://www.pricebeam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RGM360_Headlines.png?width=319&height=255&name=RGM360_Headlines.png)[PriceBeam RGM360](https://www.pricebeam.com/rgm360?hsLang=en) is an end-to-end Revenue Optimization Platform, offering unmatched value by integrating market research, internal data with AI and next-generation simulation and optimization tools. 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[Book a demo](https://www.pricebeam.com/demo?hsLang=en) [Start free trial](https://www.pricebeam.com/trial?hsLang=en) ![Business woman climbing up on hand drawn buildings in city concept](https://www.pricebeam.com/hubfs/Business%20woman%20climbing%20up%20on%20hand%20drawn%20buildings%20in%20city%20concept.jpeg) ## Challenges in Start-Up & Scale-Up Pricing   According to McKinsey, more than half of all start-up failures are due to pricing errors. By pricing errors, we mean that they set their prices too high to attract a sufficient number of customers or too low to both attract a sufficient number of customers and provide the company with the revenue needed to sustain and grow the business. ### Pricing errors. Choosing a pricing structure that detracts from the value provided to customers and, therefore, willingness-to-pay decreases. ### Trusting gut not data. The vast majority of start-up companies guess what they should charge for their product or service. Maybe consider competitors and companies that are similar, but who says these competitors have the right prices? ## How PriceBeam Brings Value                                   [Find out more →](https://www.pricebeam.com/demo?hsLang=en)    #### Price Positioning & Strategy  Setting the overall price position against other products in the assortment, or against competitors, is always a key challenge in start-ups and scale-ups.            #### New Product Pricing Understand consumers' willingness-to-pay for new products, and use such insights to optimize prices when launching innovative products.        #### Market Launch Pricing  Setting the right prices when launching into new markets is often a challenge in start-ups and scale-ups companies. PriceBeam helps understand market differences and sets optimal price points for each.            #### Assortment Optimization  Use market research to understand the differences in willingness-to-pay across all items in an assortment, and optimize both prices and range.         #### Value Communicate  Understand the benefits and features that consumers value as well as those attributes that don't impact consumers' willingness-to-pay.       #### Price Increase  Prices should not be static.  It is best practice to adjust prices upwards regularly, at least in line with competition and inflation, but often also higher thanks to brand innovations.           #### International Pricing  Prices vary across countries. Understand differences in willingness-to-pay per market and set prices accordingly.        #### Promotional Optimization  Understand consumers' potential reaction to different promotional mechanisms or discount levels, and optimize the overall revenue.  ## How Does It Work? PriceBeam’s solution conducts extensive market research, collects and analyzes data before delivering a detailed report on your customer’s willingness to pay. This data will enable you to stick out from the competition, maximize profit, and set prices that aid your long-run brand positioning. Define offering & target market You describe your product/service on our cloud-based platform. You also define the target market to research. Create Market Research We add all the research details, statistical setup, etc. so you don't have to worry about it. Conduct Market Research We collect responses about the given product/service in the defined target market. Analysis & Results The results are aggregated, analyzed and presented in our cloud-based solution. ![How It Works](https://www.pricebeam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20It%20Works.png?width=2000&name=How%20It%20Works.png) ## Why You Should Choose PriceBeam? PriceBeam delivers strong value on a number of fronts, which is why our clients choose us. ### Scientific Results PriceBeam's studies ensure statistically significant results about willingness-to-pay. ### Fast Insights Results as fasts as 48 hours in B2C and 1-2 weeks in B2C. ### Immediate Value 1% change in price delivers 11% improvement in value for the average company. ### Easy to Use You define the product and target market. PriceBeam takes care of the research and statistical details. ### Global Reach PriceBeam studies can be run in 109 countries. PriceBeam takes care of the localization. ### Cost Effective Using cloud technology, PriceBeam studies cost a fraction of classic, old-fashioned market research. ![Card image icon](https://5018647.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5018647/raw_assets/public/themes/generator/images/icons/calendar-check.svg) ### Ready to get started? Book a call with one of our experts and see which study helps solve your company's challenges. **Pricing Right, Made Easy** Almost all companies struggle to price right. They use methods such as cost plus a fixed margin. They use guesses and gut feel. They peg their price to a competitor’s. They price themselves too low, leaving money on the table, or too high, forsaking sales volume. They lose out on the profits they should be earning. PriceBeam changes all that. With a methodology that is confirmed to be accurate in thousands of projects, PriceBeam provides AI-powered market insights software that generates actionable insights into consumers' willingness-to-pay, competitive price positioning, packaging and assortment dynamics, promotional benchmarking, and opportunities from new product pricing. 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