The Software Meltdown: Why the Per-Seat Pricing Model Is on Its Last Legs
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The Software Meltdown: Why the Per-Seat Pricing Model Is on Its Last Legs Atlassian -63%. HubSpot -48%. Workday -47%. Figma -49%. Snowflake -40%. This isn't a market correction. It's the market processing a structural truth that the SaaS sector has been ignoring for two years. I'm Cristian Tala - I founded and sold a Chilean fintech (Pago Fácil) for $23M. Now I invest in startups and build with AI agents. When I saw the Software Meltdown chart this week, my first reaction wasn't panic. It was recognition. I've spent 15 years in the tech and investment ecosystem.