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QUESTION 8b
The ask
Choose the revenue model and defend it. The same service can compound or stall depending only on packaging.
What you submit
01
The chosen revenue model and rejected alternatives—project, placement, retainer, recurring, usage, or outcome—with the compounding rationale.
02
The retention and expansion mechanic: why customer spend holds or grows, not merely lands.
03
The AI cost-curve map: as inference falls, whether your packaging keeps the margin or gives it away at renewal.
01
Placement
One-time
02
Retainer
Time-bound
03
Recurring
Compounding
04
Usage
Scales with value
05
Outcome
Aligned to result
Great looks like:
The GrowthAssistant reasoning applied to your category. Outcome-based does not mean project-based; the strongest answer is usually recurring and outcome-aligned.
Risk
A one-time or placement model with no compounding mechanic—lumpy revenue that makes default-alive hard and caps terminal value.
Example · Aux Insights
Project lines: Diligence engagements lasting 3–4 weeks and value-creation engagements lasting about three months.
Recurring line: Aux in a Box and fractional growth leads after the engagement ends.
Missing: The revenue split between project and recurring work.