I think pricing by region is a very archaic concept and exactly the thing we should be fighting. Just like we all dislike region-based DRM, differing video standards like NTSC/PAL and websites that change their language based on where you are geographically at any point.
In a future where we all move around the world more, which is a future that's current, that only creates confusion. It's also very easily abused by just going through VPNs etc.
There has to be other ways to make people with weaker purchasing power to participate than pricing by geo location of a user's IP address, which is just too limited.
For sure. Figuring out what pricing to use for which user is complicated. People travel, it’s hard to determine affluency on a country basis (I got offered a 30% discount for being in Korea???), location can be spoofed, etc.
I don’t think there’s a perfect approach, just like charging everyone the same absolute price isn’t necessarily perfect either (depending on your goals).
So I guess the question becomes what the least bad option is.
Ultimately it might come down to trust. For example with WIP I don’t see many affluent people abuse the system as it would look very bad on them if they get caught.
Hey Pieter, isn't PPP one of the core foundations of UBI? One of the few things you've been advocating about lately?
I mean, you can't just give north American wage to a zimbabwe unemployed person... he would become the richest guy in their state! And the other way around wouldn't work either..
So you need PPP for UBI, and apply that for digital products seems really reasonable.
Just imagine how impeditive is a recurring U$20,00 for an average Pakistani guy.
I mean, not saying you should stick to that for NomadList though, that's totally your call.. I'm just saying that Startups should indeed discuss it more, at least.
IMO, it would be as much beneficial as the open startup initiative - another thing you've been rightly aknowledged for.
I think pricing by region is a very archaic concept and exactly the thing we should be fighting. Just like we all dislike region-based DRM, differing video standards like NTSC/PAL and websites that change their language based on where you are geographically at any point.
In a future where we all move around the world more, which is a future that's current, that only creates confusion. It's also very easily abused by just going through VPNs etc.
There has to be other ways to make people with weaker purchasing power to participate than pricing by geo location of a user's IP address, which is just too limited.
For sure. Figuring out what pricing to use for which user is complicated. People travel, it’s hard to determine affluency on a country basis (I got offered a 30% discount for being in Korea???), location can be spoofed, etc.
I don’t think there’s a perfect approach, just like charging everyone the same absolute price isn’t necessarily perfect either (depending on your goals).
So I guess the question becomes what the least bad option is.
Ultimately it might come down to trust. For example with WIP I don’t see many affluent people abuse the system as it would look very bad on them if they get caught.
Hey Pieter, isn't PPP one of the core foundations of UBI? One of the few things you've been advocating about lately?
I mean, you can't just give north American wage to a zimbabwe unemployed person... he would become the richest guy in their state! And the other way around wouldn't work either..
So you need PPP for UBI, and apply that for digital products seems really reasonable.
Just imagine how impeditive is a recurring U$20,00 for an average Pakistani guy.
I mean, not saying you should stick to that for NomadList though, that's totally your call.. I'm just saying that Startups should indeed discuss it more, at least.
IMO, it would be as much beneficial as the open startup initiative - another thing you've been rightly aknowledged for.
Congrats for that btw :)