Jay Vasantharajah - Things I wish I had learned 10 years ago about Pricing Power - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 31

The Michael Girdley Show

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Jay Vasantharajah (@jayvasdigital) to talk about money as a taboo in the tech space, pricing power & how it affects business; the “Top Talent” contradiction, hiring overseas, Businesses being alive through systems, Twitter, and much more!

Jay is a great thinker and even a better person, hope you enjoy this one.

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Show Notes:

0:00 Intro

1:07 Is Money a Taboo in the tech space?

12:44 The Top Talent contradiction: how can every company have the “top talent” in the market?

15:03 What differentiates a good business from a great one?

22:13 What is the power of systems? How do they save you money? [Clip]

25:12 What is precipitating the process-driven, systems approach in the software industry?

28:52 Off-shore labor: How do we think about it?

43:59 Canada’s R&D Tax Credit vs America’s one

46:59 Pricing Power: Can you raise prices? What does it tell about a business? [Clip]

50:14 How do you build a skill to identify pricing power?

56:54 Let’s discuss Twitter: Why do we love it? Where is the value? What would we do as CEOs?!

1:04:04 What’s your take on monetizing your Twitter account?

Did you like this episode? Leave us your feedback in the comments!

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Links:

* https://jayvas.com/

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Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more.

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