Killing the Per-Word Model: Diego Cresceri on Reinventing Localization Value

About this episode

In this episode, Stefan Huyghe talks with Diego Cresceri about the challenges of the per-word pricing model in localization.

Talk to an expert: https://crowdin.info/4avcwKU In this episode of The Agile Localization Podcast, host Stefan Huyghe is joined by Diego Cresceri, the Founder and CEO of Creative Words, to unpack one of the industry’s most uncomfortable conversations: what happens when the per-word pricing model no longer reflects the value LSPs deliver.

People in this episode

Host: Stefan Huyghe

Guest: Diego Cresceri

Topics covered

• localization
• pricing models
• value delivery
• language service providers
• industry conversations

Keywords

• localization
• per-word model
• value
• LSPs
• Creative Words

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Creative Words, Crowdin

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