PRICE Framework

Nate Herk five-step repeatable pricing process: Prepare (ground yourself in value-based mindset), Research (map the manual workflow end-to-end during discovery), Identify ROI (compute monthly and annual savings and the 10x target), Communicate (paint the transformation before revealing the number, include QA, scope, and IP up front), Expand (layer maintenance, optimisation, and v2 retainers on top). Walked through a real 5500 dollar inbound sales automation for a client saving 38k per year.

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Robin Cartier perspective

This page is part of Robin Cartier's working AI knowledge graph: a practical research layer for production AI, recommendation systems, experimentation, GEO, and agentic web readiness.

The useful next step is to connect this concept back to applied product leadership and operating models.

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