What s worked for us looks very different from spray-and-pray.
We ve learned that outbound works when it s intentional at every step.
A few things that made the biggest difference for us:
Getting the ICP really right. Sometimes the first outreach isn t to the buyer, but to someone who can open the door.
Personalization isn t optional. Company context, role, recent updates. Generic gets ignored fast.
Channels are chosen by output, not comfort. We double down on what actually converts.
The first message rarely works. Conversations usually start around the third or fourth touch, if there s value each time.
Timing matters more than volume. Funding news, hiring, social posts. Showing up when the problem is top of mind changes everything.
We focus on relationships, not just pipeline. Some buy later. Some refer. All conversations compound.
Context before calls helps. If someone engages multiple times, the conversation feels very different.
Signals matter. Engagement often tells you when to reach out, not just who.
Flexprice
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I'm Manish, founder of @Flexprice . After spending over couple of years building billing systems, I’ve felt this pain deeply: building products is getting easier, but charging for them is still hard.
Modern AI and API-first products need usage-based pricing, credit systems, free tiers, and feature access but implementing all of that feels like starting a second startup just to manage billing 😅.
We tried everything like Stripe Billing, Chargebee, and a few newer tools but none truly solved our needs beyond basic subscriptions. Eventually, we built our own billing system from scratch. It took us over 6 months and still felt like a never-ending cycle of bugs and edge cases.
Every developer or founder I’ve spoken to who deals with anything usage-based had a similar story
@Flexprice is an open-source billing and metering infrastructure built specifically for today’s AI and API-first products. You send your app’s usage events (API calls, GPU time, etc.) and @Flexprice takes care of🧑💻
Usage metering
Calculating charges or credit consumption
Feature access management
Generating accurate invoices
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Use code PH200 for $200 off our hosted version (valid until June 30th)
We’ll be here all day to answer questions and share our building journey
Let’s chat!