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Business Model Alchemist
I’ve been thinking about “plug-ins” that complement the Business Model Canvas for a while. One concept that I’ve been looking at more closely over the last few weeks is the invaluable “jobs-to-be-done” approach. I tried to turn it into a visual approach like the Business Model Canvas (BMC). The result is a [...]
Business Model Alchemist
Visual Thinking is central to designing, testing, and building business models. So I was really excited when Dan Roam accepted to write a guest post on the Business Model Alchemist. His brand new book “Blah Blah Blah: What to Do When Words Don’t Work.” is THE reference book to have [...]
From Business Model Alchemist
Few of the entrepreneurs I meet spend sufficient time exploring alternative business models for their products, services, or technologies. Too often I see them fall in love with their initial idea and then they immediately dig deep into spreadsheets and business plan writing. That has a great risk!
Last year we featured the 10 business models that rocked 2010. Now we studied 7 business models that got shot in 2011! Discover the learnings from the business models of Southwest, Airbnb, Bitcoins, Netflix, Dexia, HiGear, Nokia, RIM, and Swoopo.
Entrepreneur and business model innovator Alexander Osterwalder discusses dynamic, yet simple-to-use tools for visualizing, challenging and re-inventing business models. Osterwalder articulates how to use the visual language of his business model canvas framework, and shares stories of how this approach helps organizations of all sizes to better create, deliver and capture value.
The Innovation Leadership Network website notes that at their core, all business models address this question: how do we sustainably deliver value to our customers? Business models can serve three different purposes. They can describe different kinds and types of businesses. They can be short-hand descriptions of how firms operate – the primary value here [...]
Beyond high tech: the pivotal role of technology in start-up business model design
Franziska Günzel; Helge Wilker
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 15, No. 1 (2012) pp. 3 – 22
Technology plays an important role for any start-up as an opportunity to be exploited, as well as an [...]
Board of Innovation
Yesterday, 30 ambitious innovators from Turkcell, Bosch Siemens, and Pfizer, embarked with me on a workshop on business model innovation. I learned that there has never been an audience more into Klout; that Turkcell is not only the no. 3 mobile operator in Europe but has a lot of [...]
After months of research and business mapping, we pitched our Black Business Model Masterclass in Brussels. In the session, 7 different nationalities with innovation people from Ireland, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Belgium of course. Their feedback so far: #excited #inspiring #great So yes, we’re happy as well!
Together with a client of ours in Vienna we’re working on the future of green mobility: transforming a vision on e-mobility in a viable business model. During our latest workshop I had a lively and emotional discussion with Craig, an ex-sales and marketing director of Tesla Motors. We didn’t always agree on how [...]
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