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Markets2026-07-26 · source-backed
In a July 22 Growth Unhinged issue, Poyar says "pricing anxiety is higher than I've ever seen it before and nobody seems to be happy with their pricing," basing the claim on advisory work with 100+ SaaS and AI founders rather than a survey (Growth Unhinged). Treat the numbers as practitioner estimate. It does corroborate the observable artifact from the same week: Salesforce maintaining six concurrent buying models on one live page is what a 6-month pricing half-life looks like when you can see it.
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