4By4 
Business Model Patterns 
(38 patterns to leverage your business model) 
2014.8.30 (ver1.0) 
(since 2013.07.30 - ver0.8) 
Brad Cho 
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Thanks for inspiration. You can reference these books. 
- Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur 
- Seizing the White Space by A.G. Lafley and Mark W. Johnson 
- The Profit Zone by Adrian J. Slywotzky 
- Free by Chris Anderson 
- Not for Free by Saul J. Berman 
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How to empower 
prior Business Models 
with 38 business model patterns? 
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4by4 Business Model Patterns 
What it is 
BM approach to leverage your 
business components with +,-,*,%. 
1. Select business core 
component to leverage Customer Product Channel Profit 
Model 
2. Arithmetical 
Operation applied to 
selected business 
component. 
+ - X % 
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4by4 Business Model Patterns 38 BM Patterns to Change Your Biz. 
Customer 
Product 
Channel 
Profit 
Model 
ver 1.0 
+ - X % 
Low Touch De-marketing 
Micro 
Segmentation 
Acquiring 
Non customers 
Bundling 
Unbundling 
Fractionalization 
Two-sided Market 
Brokerage 
Community 
Collaborative Consumption 
Mass Customization 
Collaborative 
Production 
De-composition 
Time-Space Sharing 
Right Sharing 
Complements 
Feature 
Composition 
Channel 
Aggregation Disintermediation Referral Channel per 
Installment 
Crowd Deal 
Purpose 
De-profit source 
Franchise 
Brand Expansion 
3rd party Sponsored 
Cross-Subsidiary 
Membership Asset Fluidization 
Cost Minimization 
Licensing 
Freemium 
Time value Optimization 
Subscription 
Lease 
Financing 
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4by4 Business Model Patterns 
When to use 
on idea exploration stage 
- use this framework to make 
new way of business not similar 
to industry average BM 
on product validation stage 
- use this framework to make 
initial BM (focusing on customer 
value) working & pivoting 
on business growth stage 
- use this framework to make 
proven BM to be optimized 
and growth-friendly 
Industry 
Average 
Model 
Business 
not Validated 
Yet Business 
with Low 
Growth 
Industry 
Divergent 
Model Validated 
Business 
Business 
with High 
Growth 
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4by4 Business Model Patterns 
Customer 
+ 
- 
X 
% 
Low Touch 
Acquiring 
Non customers 
These descriptions contain 
some of 38 BM Patterns only. 
Description Cases 
Using low-cost technologies or appropriate technology that are 
targeted at many customers with low-income 
Acquiring non customers who traditionally did not seem to be target of 
customer value proposition 
Kodak, Tata Motors 
De-marketing Precluding existing customers with low profitability or with low fitness 
with corporate values 
Sole de Circus, 
Yellow Tale 
Credit Card 
Companies 
Two-sided 
Market 
While at the same time to attract different customer groups, each 
group with each other to attract customers by taking advantage of the 
network effect of business seeking to enable 
Night Club, Alibaba, 
App Store, Game 
Console 
Collaborative 
Consumption 
Brokerage 
Mutual cooperation and respect between customers, evaluation takes 
place consumed by individuals falling in a shared economic services 
and social networks broadly based conceptual model may include joint 
purchasing 
Looking at each other in the middle of those models that connect to 
the brokerage and the broker is typically matched with the most 
information available for 
AirBnB, WhipCar, 
SideCar, SideTour 
Dating Service, Real 
Estate Brokerage 
Micro 
Segmentation 
A closer look at the existing customer base and customer issues, 
customer behavior, demography, and persona differentiated products 
to meet marketing approach 
Netflix, Amazon, 
Pandora, Hyundai 
Card 
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Product 
+ 
- 
X 
% 
Bundling 
De-composition 
Description Cases 
Bunched together more than one product or service to increase the 
value. It is not 1 +1 type temporary event, but ongoing 
competitiveness through structural coupling 
Nokia CWM, iPod-iTunes, 
Kindle 
Making differentiation by removing usual features or processes related 
with existing products or services. The user interface and experience 
in the design area are important. 
Nintendo Wii, MS 
Kinect, Square 
Mass 
Customization 
Simplifying several different types of products within the product 
group or product groups. 
Customer's own products or services, customized according to his/her 
preference to provide a tailored result 
Single Menu Diner 
Shop 
4Foods, Chocri, 
MyMuesli, NikeID 
Collaborative 
Production 
Unbundling Dividing the process in a manner that provides usually it was not 
Fractionalization 
Making products with consumers based on community planning and 
design ideas, feedback, naming, pricing, pre-purchase and product R & 
D. 
provided separately. 
Units or size of a product or service are broken / modified for the way 
to market. (Unit or granular product configurations, single album, a 
variety of billing per page) 
Quirky, Local 
Motors, OpenIDEO, 
KickStarter 
Amazon CreateSpace, 
MVNO 
TotalBoox, Ala Carte, 
Cup-Meal 
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4by4 Business Model Patterns 
Channel 
+ 
- 
X 
% 
Channel 
Aggregation 
Description Cases 
Combining multiple distribution channels into one to enjoy better 
economy of scale and brand/user experience. 
Amazon Fresh, 
QookTV Skylife, 
Apple Store, Google 
Play 
Making the purchase price down by bypassing intermediaries for 
supply margins gaining a win-win effect. In recent years, it is used for 
the purpose of obtaining customer information, and also take 
advantage of the reaction. 
Disintermediation 
Dell, H&M, Uniqlo, 
Direct-to-Sell Co-op 
Referral Brokerage sales through partnerships. As a result, sales and revenue 
compensation occurred for the contracted program. 
Amazon A-Store, 
Google AdSense 
Channel per 
Purpose 
Dividing channels to sell or buy existing products and services which 
were not distinctive of distribution channels classified according to the 
different brands, offerings for sale. 
Dow Corning 
Xiameter 
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4by4 Business Model Patterns 
Profit Model 
+ 
X 
% 
Crowd Deal 
Description Cases 
Many customers as a group of more than a certain level of 
participation or disclose purchasing a single transaction method is 
being created (ex, crowdsourcing, crowd-funding) 
KickStarter, Kiva, 
Prosper, Quirky 
Cross-Subsidiary 
3rd party 
Sponsored 
Products and goods, products and services, combined with each other 
become subsidiary side and money side to maximize the total revenue 
effect. 
3rd party pays the costs of activities from other users’. It is usually 
seen at ad-based business. 
Gillette, Game 
Console, Mobile 
Subscription 
News Paper, Radio, 
Portal, Google 
Search, Youtube 
Freemium 
Products, Services feature set (Feature) split from various angles until a 
certain functions provided free of charge, and you pay through the 
payment induces separate function to use. 
Subscription The product that was being sold in a manner of monthly / yearly 
subscription form. 
Lease The product that was being sold turns into the form of hourly / daily / 
monthly / yearly rent method. 
Spotify, LinkedIn, 
DropBox, EverNote 
Netflix, Spotify, 
GameTap 
AirBnB, RedBox, 
Coway, Car Rental 
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Brand New Innovation Toolbox 
For creating shared value, 
These tools are opened to public since June 2013 
http://businessmodelzen.com 
http://softideation.com 
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4by4 Business Model Patterns (ver1.0, english edition)

  • 1.
    4By4 Business ModelPatterns (38 patterns to leverage your business model) 2014.8.30 (ver1.0) (since 2013.07.30 - ver0.8) Brad Cho VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 2.
    Create Different ‘4by4Business Model Patterns’ can be used under the CCL’ You are free : to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work to Remix — to adapt the work to make Non commercial use of the work Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Share Alike — If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. Let me know your public URL of altered work. ( bmzen@visionarena.co.kr) This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ . Thanks for inspiration. You can reference these books. - Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur - Seizing the White Space by A.G. Lafley and Mark W. Johnson - The Profit Zone by Adrian J. Slywotzky - Free by Chris Anderson - Not for Free by Saul J. Berman VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 3.
    How to empower prior Business Models with 38 business model patterns? VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 4.
    4by4 Business ModelPatterns What it is BM approach to leverage your business components with +,-,*,%. 1. Select business core component to leverage Customer Product Channel Profit Model 2. Arithmetical Operation applied to selected business component. + - X % VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 5.
    4by4 Business ModelPatterns 38 BM Patterns to Change Your Biz. Customer Product Channel Profit Model ver 1.0 + - X % Low Touch De-marketing Micro Segmentation Acquiring Non customers Bundling Unbundling Fractionalization Two-sided Market Brokerage Community Collaborative Consumption Mass Customization Collaborative Production De-composition Time-Space Sharing Right Sharing Complements Feature Composition Channel Aggregation Disintermediation Referral Channel per Installment Crowd Deal Purpose De-profit source Franchise Brand Expansion 3rd party Sponsored Cross-Subsidiary Membership Asset Fluidization Cost Minimization Licensing Freemium Time value Optimization Subscription Lease Financing This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ . http://businessmodelzen.com VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 6.
    4by4 Business ModelPatterns When to use on idea exploration stage - use this framework to make new way of business not similar to industry average BM on product validation stage - use this framework to make initial BM (focusing on customer value) working & pivoting on business growth stage - use this framework to make proven BM to be optimized and growth-friendly Industry Average Model Business not Validated Yet Business with Low Growth Industry Divergent Model Validated Business Business with High Growth VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 7.
    4by4 Business ModelPatterns Customer + - X % Low Touch Acquiring Non customers These descriptions contain some of 38 BM Patterns only. Description Cases Using low-cost technologies or appropriate technology that are targeted at many customers with low-income Acquiring non customers who traditionally did not seem to be target of customer value proposition Kodak, Tata Motors De-marketing Precluding existing customers with low profitability or with low fitness with corporate values Sole de Circus, Yellow Tale Credit Card Companies Two-sided Market While at the same time to attract different customer groups, each group with each other to attract customers by taking advantage of the network effect of business seeking to enable Night Club, Alibaba, App Store, Game Console Collaborative Consumption Brokerage Mutual cooperation and respect between customers, evaluation takes place consumed by individuals falling in a shared economic services and social networks broadly based conceptual model may include joint purchasing Looking at each other in the middle of those models that connect to the brokerage and the broker is typically matched with the most information available for AirBnB, WhipCar, SideCar, SideTour Dating Service, Real Estate Brokerage Micro Segmentation A closer look at the existing customer base and customer issues, customer behavior, demography, and persona differentiated products to meet marketing approach Netflix, Amazon, Pandora, Hyundai Card VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 8.
    4by4 Business ModelPatterns Product + - X % Bundling De-composition Description Cases Bunched together more than one product or service to increase the value. It is not 1 +1 type temporary event, but ongoing competitiveness through structural coupling Nokia CWM, iPod-iTunes, Kindle Making differentiation by removing usual features or processes related with existing products or services. The user interface and experience in the design area are important. Nintendo Wii, MS Kinect, Square Mass Customization Simplifying several different types of products within the product group or product groups. Customer's own products or services, customized according to his/her preference to provide a tailored result Single Menu Diner Shop 4Foods, Chocri, MyMuesli, NikeID Collaborative Production Unbundling Dividing the process in a manner that provides usually it was not Fractionalization Making products with consumers based on community planning and design ideas, feedback, naming, pricing, pre-purchase and product R & D. provided separately. Units or size of a product or service are broken / modified for the way to market. (Unit or granular product configurations, single album, a variety of billing per page) Quirky, Local Motors, OpenIDEO, KickStarter Amazon CreateSpace, MVNO TotalBoox, Ala Carte, Cup-Meal VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 9.
    4by4 Business ModelPatterns Channel + - X % Channel Aggregation Description Cases Combining multiple distribution channels into one to enjoy better economy of scale and brand/user experience. Amazon Fresh, QookTV Skylife, Apple Store, Google Play Making the purchase price down by bypassing intermediaries for supply margins gaining a win-win effect. In recent years, it is used for the purpose of obtaining customer information, and also take advantage of the reaction. Disintermediation Dell, H&M, Uniqlo, Direct-to-Sell Co-op Referral Brokerage sales through partnerships. As a result, sales and revenue compensation occurred for the contracted program. Amazon A-Store, Google AdSense Channel per Purpose Dividing channels to sell or buy existing products and services which were not distinctive of distribution channels classified according to the different brands, offerings for sale. Dow Corning Xiameter VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 10.
    4by4 Business ModelPatterns Profit Model + X % Crowd Deal Description Cases Many customers as a group of more than a certain level of participation or disclose purchasing a single transaction method is being created (ex, crowdsourcing, crowd-funding) KickStarter, Kiva, Prosper, Quirky Cross-Subsidiary 3rd party Sponsored Products and goods, products and services, combined with each other become subsidiary side and money side to maximize the total revenue effect. 3rd party pays the costs of activities from other users’. It is usually seen at ad-based business. Gillette, Game Console, Mobile Subscription News Paper, Radio, Portal, Google Search, Youtube Freemium Products, Services feature set (Feature) split from various angles until a certain functions provided free of charge, and you pay through the payment induces separate function to use. Subscription The product that was being sold in a manner of monthly / yearly subscription form. Lease The product that was being sold turns into the form of hourly / daily / monthly / yearly rent method. Spotify, LinkedIn, DropBox, EverNote Netflix, Spotify, GameTap AirBnB, RedBox, Coway, Car Rental VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 11.
    One More Thing VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 12.
    Brand New InnovationToolbox For creating shared value, These tools are opened to public since June 2013 http://businessmodelzen.com http://softideation.com VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
  • 13.
    You may alsolike Business Pattern Game (Card) 1. Business Pattern Workshop (5hrs) 2. BPG (Business Pattern Game) Facilitator Course (1day) VisionArena Co.,Ltd All Right Reserved http://Visionarena.co.kr
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