GTM_08Go-To-Market Engine™ 4–6 weeks

    Pricing v1 & Design-Partner Program

    Set the first defensible price with Van Westendorp + value-based logic and run a 5–10 company design-partner program with co-development, references and a paid-graduation path.

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    Why it matters

    Underpricing is the single most costly 0→1 error — it sets a permanent ceiling on enterprise willingness-to-pay. Design partners with no graduation path become expensive freeloaders. This module installs Van Westendorp PSM + value-based v1 pricing and a contract template that forces graduation to paid.

    Scope covered

    Van Westendorp PSM survey + analysis
    Value-based pricing v1 (per-seat / per-usage / hybrid)
    Good-better-best packaging v1
    Pilot vs paid-pilot vs annual posture
    Published vs negotiated price-list policy
    Design-partner contract template (co-dev + case-study + reference)
    Lighthouse program operating cadence (bi-weekly)
    Graduation-to-paid milestone plan per design partner
    How we run it

    Our methodology

    A senior-led delivery sequence — not a template dump. Each phase is operated with your team, not handed over as a deck.

    1. 1

      Value-driver discovery

      Week 1

      Interviews with 10–15 prospects and design-partner candidates to identify the metric customers actually pay against (seat, usage, outcome) and ROI anchors.

    2. 2

      Van Westendorp PSM run

      Week 1–2

      Field PSM survey to 50–100 ICP buyers, analyse price-sensitivity curves, identify optimal price point and indifference range; cross-check against value drivers.

    3. 3

      Pricing v1 & packaging design

      Week 2–3

      Lock per-seat / usage / hybrid model, design good-better-best tiers, decide published vs negotiated policy; price-list and discount governance signed by founder + CFO.

    4. 4

      Design-partner contracting

      Week 3–4

      Author co-development + case-study + reference contract template, recruit and sign 5–10 design partners against a paid-graduation milestone plan.

    5. 5

      Lighthouse program operate

      Week 4–6

      Bi-weekly lighthouse cadence stood up, milestone tracking against graduation-to-paid plan per partner, references and case-studies shipped on schedule.

    Deliverables

    • Van Westendorp PSM survey + analysis
    • Value-based pricing v1 (per-seat / per-usage / hybrid)
    • Good-better-best packaging v1
    • Pilot vs paid-pilot vs annual posture doc
    • Published vs negotiated price-list policy
    • Design-partner contract template (co-dev + case-study + reference)
    • Lighthouse program operating cadence (bi-weekly)
    • Graduation-to-paid milestone plan per design partner

    KPIs & Targets

    • Design partners signed5–10
    • Graduation-to-paid rate≥60%
    • Reference / case-study delivery100% of partners
    • Annual contract value (post-graduation)Within ±15% of v1 list

    Stakeholders

    Founder/CEOHead of SalesHead of ProductPricing/StrategyLegal

    Timeline

    4–6 weeks