Mike Kimmel

Chief Financial Officer, KULR Technology Group · 1 appearance on the record.

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Dr. Mike Kimel holds a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA and founded Pricimetrics, developing pricing and profit-optimization SaaS software. He co-authored the book Presimetrics, led pricing analytics at several corporations, and serves as Chief Financial Officer of KULR Technology Group.

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Assertion Contradicted

Kimmel: Enterprise pricing software costs at least $150K to $200K annually

“You cannot get pricing software at less than, call it a 150,200 thousand dollars a year for an annual site license.”

Mike Kimmel Feb 14, 2023 ▶ 8:47 What happens when a PHD professor in analytics launches a SaaS company?

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Disclosure

Kimmel: Only head coder receives cash; rest of team takes equity

“We have one person getting paid right now, and that's our head coder. We basically are bootstrapping right now, although we are looking to raise money. The rest of the team is working on equity.”

Mike Kimmel Feb 14, 2023 ▶ 3:20 What happens when a PHD professor in analytics launches a SaaS company?

Assertion Contradicted

Kimmel: Enterprise pricing software costs at least $150K to $200K annually

“You cannot get pricing software at less than, call it a 150,200 thousand dollars a year for an annual site license.”

Mike Kimmel Feb 14, 2023 ▶ 8:47 What happens when a PHD professor in analytics launches a SaaS company?

Insight

Kimmel: Businesses with under 50 SKUs do not need pricing software

“My guess is that probably if you've got less than 50 SKUs or so, or you do very little in the way of transactions, you probably don't need the product.”

Mike Kimmel Feb 14, 2023 ▶ 7:46 What happens when a PHD professor in analytics launches a SaaS company?

Disclosure

Kimmel: PriceSymmetrics aims to become the QuickBooks for pricing

“Our goal, when we look at it, our goal is to be something like a QuickBooks for pricing.”

Mike Kimmel Feb 14, 2023 ▶ 10:23 What happens when a PHD professor in analytics launches a SaaS company?

Disclosure

Kimmel: The PriceSymmetrics team has personally invested roughly $100,000

“I think about a hundred K give or take.”

Mike Kimmel Feb 14, 2023 ▶ 12:45 What happens when a PHD professor in analytics launches a SaaS company?

Disclosure

Kimmel: Entire PriceSymmetrics team except for him works part-time

“Everybody but me currently is part-time.”

Mike Kimmel Feb 14, 2023 ▶ 3:07 What happens when a PHD professor in analytics launches a SaaS company?

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
What happens when a PHD professor in analytics launches a SaaS company?	Feb 14, 2023	9m

Mike Kimmel

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