Usage-Based Monetization with Akash Khanolkar - Episode 55 Data Leadership for Everyone

On this week's Data Leadership Lessons podcast, we welcome Akash Khanolkar. Akash is a co-founder of Octane, which makes usage-based billing easier for any software-as-a-service company. We talk about the complexities of charging for variable services, and how Octane is trying to level the playing field.

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About Akash Khanolkar:

Akash is the Co-Founder of Octane, a drop-in metered billing system that gives businesses the flexibility to bill how they want. Octane is on a mission to become the cloud standard for usage-based monetization, freeing developers to focus on building the next generation of software. Octane was founded by engineers from Google and Facebook and is backed by high-profile venture capitalists. 

Octane: https://www.getoctane.io/

Episode Transcript:

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akash: access to this monitoring data. Why is no one using it and that? that is when I had

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akash: the thesis. Maybe there's uh. there's something to unlock here converting metering

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akash: infrastructure data into financial value?

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anthony_algmin: Welcome to the Data Leadership Lessons Podcast. I'm your host, Anthony J.

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anthony_algmin: sending an email. At Algmin Business Media, the stage is yours! Today on data

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anthony_algmin: sending an email. At Algmin Business Media, the stage is yours! Today on data

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anthony_algmin: leadership lessons we welcome Akash Khanolkar

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anthony_algmin: Akash is the co founder of Octane, a drop in metered billing system that

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anthony_algmin: gives businesses the flexibility to bill how they want. Octane is on a

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anthony_algmin: mission to become the cloud standard for usage based monenization, freeing

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anthony_algmin: developers to focus on building the next generation of software. a cash.

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