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Table Table 1 Go-to-market & pricing

Two roles, two value events

Keep the authorization event and the use event separate. Add a disconfirming signal so each role can challenge the seller's story.

Role or perspectiveDecision or value eventEvidence to collectDisconfirming signal
Buyer or economic sponsorAuthorize, delay, or reject the exchangeDecision criteria, risk, relationship, adaptability, and cost evidenceThe stated value does not survive the buyer's approval constraints.
User or operatorExperience whether the exchange works in practiceWorkflow change, value-in-use, exceptions, effort, and realized resultThe promised change is not visible in the user's work.
SellerTranslate the proposition between rolesWhich claim is for authorization and which is for useOne claim is repeated to both roles without role-specific evidence.
OrganizationCarry the result across the journeyState changes, handoffs, returns, and outcome definitionThe record jumps from signature to success without an intermediate test.

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Reference & Evidence

Source: Author's framework grounded in Friend, Curasi, Boles, and Bellenger (2014), Kleinaltenkamp, Prohl-Schwenke, and Keränen (2022), Marvasti et al. (2021), and Biemans, Malshe, and Johnson (2022). The table is a design aid, not a validated buying-center taxonomy.