Rangan: Software pricing models are shifting to volume of AI work completed
Yamini Rangan · AI and The Future of Sales, Marketing & CS with HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan · Jun 4, 2025 · at 9:15
HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan explains how AI is fundamentally altering SaaS monetization and value creation away from traditional feature shipping.
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“Everything in this age, and we'll talk about this, but the business model is changing. It's not like what product you shipped and how much you can get for that product. It is where is their value and how much work is getting done because of AI.”
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