Inception Founder’s Dinner - Monetization

Generating revenue is crucial for businesses and organizations to sustain and expand their operations. Monetization plays a significant role in recognizing the value of goods and services. It enables individuals to earn a living from their work, and businesses to continue providing products and services to consumers. In this Founders' Dinner, we want our founders to be inspired by Sam @Snowflake. He is a seasoned expert in pricing strategy, currently Head of Pricing Strategy and Operations at Snowflake, and previously held similar roles at ServiceNow and Infoblox. His nine-year tenure at Microsoft included managing pricing and licensing strategy for key products like SQL Server and Windows Azure, and negotiating significant licensing agreements for the US Public Sector. For our dear founders Richard Holmes wrote about Product Monetization Strategies a16z has a great article: Six Ways New Social Companies Will Monetize. It will give you some ideas to think about your strategy If you like books, is a must to read on this topic Before the dinner, please think about questions you might have about monetization so we can have a productive night About Inception Inception Studio is a non-profit venture studio that organizes intense weekend retreats for AI's most exceptional entrepreneurs and builders. Since launching last November, we've had 4 cohorts that have yielded 20 companies. 9 of those companies have closed or are closing a seed round this summer.  About our Sponsor Linus Liang is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kyber Knight Capital. He brings over twenty-five years of experience in venture capital and entrepreneurship to his leadership role. Before starting Kyber Knight Capital, Linus spent a decade at Signia Ventures, where he continues as a Partner. Kyber Knight Capital is an early-stage VC fund based in the Bay Area. The firm comprises a pair of seasoned entrepreneurs-turned-investors and is backed by Fortune 500 executives, founders, and finance professionals.