Hi, I have a startup and I need to figure out the price of our competition. Most competing companies have a revenue based model and to figure out the pricing one has to call and provide all details of sales, revenue model... A couple of things that I am thinking to do are: (1) have a fake identity and business and call to figure out pricing, (2) hire someone in freelance.com to do it for me. Two questions follows: 1) is it ilegal to fake an identity for this purpose? 2) Is it illegal to hire someone to figure out the pricing of competition? I do not want to know the method he/she uses. 3) Any other idea on how to do it? Thanks
1. Buy a Google Voice number
2. Call using a nickname
3. Do not ask about the price when you get on the call with the sales team or whoever let them ask questions and do their pitch on the phone. Depending on what it is they may want to do demo with you via Join.Me or Skype. Just go with the motions.
4. Ask about how they separate themselves from the competition. What makes them better?
Companies love talking about themselves. e
5. Finally at the end ask about pricing.
I have done it many times.
Answered 10 years ago
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