The 6th Pillar: AI Economics for Software Operators

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Learn how to classify AI COGS, measure AI unit economics, protect gross margin, and build a board-ready AI economics dashboard.

The Course

AI is changing SaaS gross margins, pricing models, COGS, and board reporting. This course gives SaaS founders, CFOs, finance leaders, operators, and investors a practical framework to measure AI like a business model — not just a product feature.

What’s Included

Your enrollment includes:

• 6 practical lessons on AI finance and metrics
• AI COGS classification framework
• AI unit economics metrics
• AI pricing model framework
• Board-ready AI dashboard framework
• Templates and worksheets to apply the concepts
• Practical examples for SaaS finance teams, founders, and operators

Course Outcomes

By the end of the course, you’ll understand how to:

• Identify where AI costs are hiding in your P&L
• Separate AI COGS from OpEx
• Calculate AI COGS ratio, inference expense ratio, and AI gross margin
• Spot customers, cohorts, or features that may be destroying margin
• Evaluate subscription, usage, and hybrid AI pricing models
• Build a one-page AI economics dashboard for your board or executive team