Founder Discussion on Capping a Freemium Invoicing Plan
A SaaS founder explains their deliberate decision to limit the free tier of an invoicing product to a single invoice, discussing the tradeoffs of that pricing restriction. This is product-strategy commentary rather than a report of an unmet user problem.
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