freemium

8 statements across 7 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Mar 7, 2019 by Brian Halligan · across every show →

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Mar 7, 2019 positive
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Halligan: More than half of HubSpot's revenue comes from its freemium tier
“More than half our revenue is freemium these days, and so the product and the growth team within product really owns a lot of that”
Brian Halligan Mar 7, 2019 ▶ 20:44 The Funnel is Dead. Long Live the Flywheel. With Hubspot CEO Brian Halligan
Sep 11, 2019
Insight
Founders must define freemium boundaries early to avoid paywalling backlash
“If you're gonna build a company and you know you want a free tier, be very thoughtful in the beginning about what goes into that free tier, because it's really hard to email your customers and say, hey y'all, super sorry, we're taking that free thing you love …”
Ashley Smith Sep 11, 2019 ▶ 13:28 Using Product Led Growth as an Indicator for Investment w/OpenView Venture Partner, Ashley Smith
Feb 18, 2021 positive
Insight
Freemium is optimal across all segments because buyers avoid sales reps
“And whether you're selling, I think to the fortune, or you're selling to a two person startup, I think freemium's the way to go in almost any model because no one wants to talk to your sales rep anymore.”
Brian Halligan Feb 18, 2021 ▶ 11:17 Brian Halligan, CEO and Co-Founder at HubSpot: The Secrets to $1B ARR ... And Beyond!
Feb 18, 2021 bullish
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Inbound marketing and freemium make SMB software customer acquisition viable
“Our thesis was really obvious in retrospect that you could dramatically drop tack by using consumer-like marketing techniques, inbound marketing, content marketing, freemium to get to these people.”
Brian Halligan Feb 18, 2021 ▶ 4:30 Brian Halligan, CEO and Co-Founder at HubSpot: The Secrets to $1B ARR ... And Beyond!
Dec 16, 2021
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Mickos: Companies Should Price and Justify Freemium by Customer LTV
“If you're wondering about pricing and how to set it, and should you do freemium or not, a way to think about it is lifetime value of the customer. And this is something we learn from the gaming industry, where that's all they do.”
Mårten Mickos Dec 16, 2021 ▶ 15:42 Picking the Perfect Pricing Model that Fits Your App and More with HackerOne's CEO Marten Mickos
Dec 8, 2022 bullish
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Lemkin: Founders should never eliminate free tiers as products become clunky
“As a founder, I think you should give up free at the, you should try to never give it up no matter what the team wants. Cause your product always gets clunky when you do.”
Jason Lemkin Dec 8, 2022 ▶ 26:15 Secrets to SMB at Scale with HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin
Mar 10, 2023 positive
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Velthuis: Freemium Beats Time-Bound Free Trials for Software Adoption
“My recommendation is, is that you offer a freemium. A free trial is time bound. I don't know if you've experienced, but I certainly have. When you download something, you register, you play with it once. If the business then takes over different priorities, yo…”
Mark Velthuis Mar 10, 2023 ▶ 14:16 The Playbook to Blending Product-Led Growth with Sales-Led Growth: Amplitude VP of APJ Mark Velthuis
Mar 7, 2025 positive
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Lemkin: AI represents the rebirth of freemium and free trial models
“AI is also the rebirth of freemium, rebirth of free trial. We expect to try this stuff. For free and you've got to work around the cost.”
Jason Lemkin Mar 7, 2025 ▶ 12:25 Why I’m Scared to Buy New SaaS Apps Now with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
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