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What is a Business Model ?

published on 20/08/2012 by Remo Knops

In this article I will try to answer the question “What is a business model?”. I will use a formal definition from Alexander Osterwalder and dive into tools and concepts that might be of use when you start playing around with innovating your (company’s) business model.

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Business Model Definition
Business Model Canvas – 9 Building Blocks Explained
Business Model Innovation
Customer Development Model
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Business Model Definition

Osterwalder et. al come up with a format definition of the term business model in their Business Model Generation handbook.

“A business model describes the rational of how an organization creates, delivers and captures value.“

Or in other words …

“A business model is the logic by which an enterprise sustains itself financially. It’s the logic by which an enterprise earns its livelihood.”

Professor Henry Chesbrough shared his experiences at Quantum Corporation, European Masterclass on Corporate Entrepeneurship & Open Innovation, and emphasized that Quantum Corporation didn’t have the best technology, but won the battle from competitors due to the superior business model.

A logical question is “How do you construct such a winning business model?”. The business model canvas in the next section is an excellent tool, based upon scientific research, that will help you in this construction, design (and test) process. 🙂

 

Business Model Canvas - Alex Osterwalder

 

Business Model Canvas – 9 Building Blocks Explained

“The business model canvas is “a tool” to describe, challenge, design, and invent business models more systematically.”

An empty canvas is shown in the picture above and consists of 9 logically ordered building blocks.

  1. Customer Segments
  2. Value Propositions
  3. Customer Relationships
  4. Channels
  5. Revenue Streams
  6. Key Partners
  7. Key Activities
  8. Key Resources
  9. Cost Structure

The YouTube video Business Model Canvas Explained provides an overview of the Business Model Canvas an its building blocks in about 2 minutes.

 

Business Model Innovation

Innovation = Invention + Exploitation is one of the many definitions for the term innovation. In other words Business Model Innovation = Business Model Invention + Business Model Exploitation. 🙂

The book Business Model Generation – A handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers and Challengers might be helpful inventing new business models. Furthermore the Business Model Generation handbook consist of common types of business models, that can be used to develop new business models.

Customer Development Model - Steve Blank

Customer Development Model

Steve Blank, listed in 2012  as one of the “Masters of Innovation” by Harvard Business Review, has developed the customer development model. The customer development model is the business model testing process, which helps to test the various hypothesis of the initial business model idea.

Read Steve Blank’s latest books the Four Steps to the Epiphany or The Startup Owners Manual, which both include the customer development model and other relevant information for entrepreneurs and start-ups.

 

Enjoy innovating your own (company’s) Business Model !!

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