granola-cost-tuning

# Granola Cost Tuning ## Overview Optimize Granola spending with plan selection, ROI analysis, and seat management. Granola pricing is simple: $0 (Basic), $14/user/month (Business), or $35+/user/month (Enterprise). No per-minute charges, no meeting count limits on paid plans, and no hardware device requirements. ## Prerequisites - Current Granola plan and usage data (Settings > Account) - Team size and meeting frequency for team deployments - Budget constraints identified ## Instructions ### Step 1 — Calculate Individual ROI ``` Time savings calculation: Meetings per week: [____] Average meeting duration: [____] min Time spent on manual notes: ~15-20 min per meeting Time with Granola: ~2-3 min per meeting (review + edit) Time saved per meeting: ~15 min Monthly calculation: Meetings per month: 20 (example) Time saved: 20 * 15 min = 300 min = 5 hours Your hourly rate: $60 (example) Monthly value of time saved: 5 * $60 = $300 Granola Business cost: $14/month ROI: $300 / $14 = 21x return Break-even: 0.93 meetings/month (~1 meeting) ``` At $14/month, Granola pays for itself if it saves you just one meeting's worth of note-taking per month. ### Step 2 — Select the Right Plan | Your Situation | Recommended Plan | Monthly Cost | |---------------|-----------------|-------------| | Trying Granola (< 25 meetings ever) | Basic (Free) | $0 | | ...