Why traditional procurement is cracking
Enterprise buyers poured an estimated US $11 billion more into software in 2024—even while CFOs demanded sharper ROI controls. Subscription seats and perpetual licenses lock you into multi-year commitments long before value is proven. In response, analysts note a surge in outcome-based pricing, where fees track the business results, not the number of users. That is the arena Direkte was built for.
What is a Zero Dollar Contract?
- Zero cap-ex – no licenses, subscriptions or hardware fees.
- Pre-agreed outcomes – revenue recovered, costs avoided or profit uplift.
- Gain-share billing – Direkte is paid only from a percentage of the verified value delivered.
Four strategic advantages
| Advantage | Impact on the buyer |
|---|---|
| Risk transfer | Vendor shoulders the cost of failure. |
| Hours-to-value | Contract < 10 min; first results surface within hours. |
| Budget agility | Payments come from brand-new cash, not pre-allocated OPEX. |
| Continuous optimization | AI models self-learn, compounding gains each quarter. |
Case snapshot – 30 days to “cash-in-bank”
A 250-room boutique hotel in Prague recovered €138k in unclaimed OTA commissions in month one. Direkte invoiced only after funds cleared the hotel’s account.
Implementation checklist
- Define baseline KPIs and target outcomes.
- Grant secure API/SFTP access—no on-prem install.
- Monitor live dashboards.
- Review gains at day 30; pay only on realised value.
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