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Final Class - 20/03 - YOUR Business Model

The outcome of today's session:

Crowdsource validation of your Business Model

Business Model vs. Business Plan

"In the New Economy it means: What does a company do? How does a company uniquely do it? In what way (ways) does the company get paid for doing it? How much gross margin does the company earn per average unit sale?"

Business Model Generation - a handbook (there is a free online version).

Validation:

1. Customer sources - sources risks

2. Revenue sources - risks

3. Additional revenue opportunities

4. Business differentiation

5. E-business attributes - online sources of customers + revenues

6. Realistic Growth + sustainability

7. Social responsibility component

Have a colleague take notes online for you...

Crowdsource Final Assignment

Very exciting - use of the Groundswell....

For our last meeting on 20/03, we will do a crowdsource session - using your real or planned projects as the business model samples.

Please prepare and post by 17/03 (St. Patrick's Day):

1. Your project's business model - focus

-target customers

-revenue sources

-problems solved - customers, owner, partners

-what makes this project unique - differentiate from current offerings

-why it will work

Use a visual framework, so that the group can 'see' your plan - not a PPT,

not a lot of bla bla.

Read this interview and see and excellent example of the start up business process.

2. Identify problems - issues

During the class, the group will:

1. Clarify the models

2. Clarify the issues - offer smart solutions

3. Recommend ways to 'stretch' - grow customers, revenues

Using a Seedcamp style - the outcome should be a Business Model and supporting plan that could be funded by investors.

The session + results will only be as good as you, the group, make it.