Business Model
A puzzle to figure out
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What is a Startup?
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Startup Business
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/neilpatel/2015/01/16/90-of-startups-will-fail-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-10/#4ec8612455e1
90%
Of startups fail
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Startup is a temporary organization created to search for a
repeatable and scalable business model – Steve Blank
Startup
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What is Lean Startup?
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Build – Measure - Learn Customer Development
Business Model Canvas Lean Canvas
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The Lean Way: Lean means not cheap. Lean advocates wise usage of resources – Avoid wastage
1. Think Big – Start Small – Scale Fast
2. Entrepreneurship is Management (Discipline)
3. Validated Learning
4. Innovation Accounting
5. Build – Measure - Learn
Lean Methodology
Every startup is a grand experiment that attempts to
answer a KEY Questions.
Question is not “Can this product be build?”
Real question is “Should this product be build
and can we create a sustainable / scalable business?”
Lean Principles
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Customer Discovery:
• Customer hypothesis (Canvas)
• Test Hypothesis (Problem vs Solution)
• Product Market fit (Fit or Pivot)
Customer Validation:
• MVP
• Build - Measure – Learn
• Verify repeatable + Scalable model or Pivot
Lean Methodology
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Steve Blank
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Hypothesis validation exercise
“Let’s get real - Get out of the building”
User Demographic User response Validated Invalidated Our Comment
Our hypothesis is that
Team:
We will ask
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• The core of startup (over)valuation hype is that start-
ups are surviving on VC/PE/angel money and not on
its own earned profits. When that source eventually
dries up, some will go belly up. Only those with
business models that generate real cash profits will
survive
– Indianweb2.com
– http://www.indianweb2.com/2015/10/21/bubble-burst-begins-housing-com-valuation-plunges-to-less-than-50-
million/
• Brings you clarity on what you know, and what you don’t know
• Helps you test, validate and make changes, tweaks, pivots
• Gives you a BIG picture of your business
Why Do you need Business Model?
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• Alexander
Osterwalder
• “A business model
describes the
rationale of how an
organization creates,
delivers and captures
value.”
Business Model Canvas
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Business Model Canvas - Video
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Business Model Canvas
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Customer Segment
Whose problem are we solving?
Who are we creating value for?
Customer User Influencer
Group/Profile customers based on
• Common needs and problems
• Common behavior
• Demographic (Age, Gender, etc)
• Common attributes (Social, Economical,
Geo, Education, occupation)
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Based on
Different needs
Different
Channels
Different
Relations
Willingness to
Pay
Market
Types
Mass Market Niche Market
Single/Multi
Sided
Diverse
New Existing
Evolving Dying
Market
Status
Customer Segment
CustomerSegments
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Value Proposition
“People don’t like to be sold, but they love to buy” – Jeffrey Gitomer
What value do
we deliver to
our customer?
What
alternatives
customer has?
Why us over
competition?
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Newness
Customization
Performance
Brand
Price
Design
Usability
Experience
Convenience
Productivity
Reliability
Risk reduction
Guarantee,
Maintenance,
Service assurance
Value Proposition
Fast/Timely
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Delivery Channel
How efficiently we deliver our Value Proposition
to our Customer Segment?
Touchpoints Direct/Indirect
Add Value, Handle
Complexity, Move
Volume
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DirectIndirect
Channel Types
• In person
• Phone
• Own Store
• Mobile/Web
• Distributors, Dealers,
Agents
• Franchise, Retailers
• Affiliates
• OEM
• Platform (App stores)
1
2
3
4
5
Awareness
Evaluate
Purchase
Delivery
After sales
Delivery Channel
How do we help customer in her journey from Awareness to After sales
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Customer Relationship
What types of relationships a you want to establish with your specific customer
segments?
Get Keep Grow
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Customer Relationship
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Customer Relationship
In person Self service Phone/Remote
Communities Automated …
• CAC – Customer Acquisition Cost
• LTV – Life Time Value
• Churn Rate : Customer dropping rate
• LTV = [(Revenue – Support Cost)/Retention Period ]– Acquisition Cost
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Revenue Stream
“Price is driven by the Value
and not by the Cost”
How do you make money?
How frequently?
How long?
Revenue Model Pricing Alternatives
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Revenue Streams
Asset sale Subscription
Usage fee
Rent/Lease
Licensing (IP) Brokerage Advertising
Freemium Commission …
Fixed: List price, Value price, Volume price, Sp price
Dynamic: Realtime, Yield, Auction
One time Per Interval Sp. Pricing Packaged
ModelPrice
Frequency
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Key Resources
What are the Most
important assets required to
make business model work?
Goal is to identify indispensible assets
Human
Physical
Financial Intellectual
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Key Resources
Physical
Financial
Land, Factory, Machines, Office, etc
Initial funds, External capital, line of credit
Patents, TM, Customer list, Specific
Knowledge, Experts, contracts, etc
Skilled, qualified, advisors, etc
Intellectual
Human
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Key Activities
Execution
Why
What
When
Focus
Core Vs Non Core
Activities
“Ideas are cheap, execution is key that defines the fate”
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Key Activities
Must Should do
Market research
R&D
Sales/Marketing
Product
Development
Strategy
Planning
Fundraising
Investment
Operations
IP/Branding HR/ Recrutment Customer Dev
Outsource
Deligate
Differentactivities
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- Which gaps/weakness you have where partners can add value?
- Which non-core things you can outsource
Key Partners
Why What When
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Key Partners
Optimize
Business Model
Bring Efficiency Reduce Risk
Economy of
scale
Faster GTM Win-Win
Companies create alliances to optimize their business models, reduce
risks, or acquire resources
Strategic
alliances
Joint ventures
Suppliers
Vendors
Channel
partners
Coopetition Influencers
WhyWho
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Cost Structure
What are the most important costs in our business? Which key resources or
key activities are most expensive?
Model Types Unitonomics
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Cost Structure
Value driven Cost driven
Initial Cost
Sunk Cost
Fixed Cost Recurring Cost
Model
Variable Cost
Type
Unitonomics
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Left Brain Right Brain
Market Side
Emotions, Value
Product Side
Logic, efficiency
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• Direct sales
• e/mCommerce
• Franchise / Dealership / Distributor / Retailer
• Freemium
• Auction
• Affiliate
• Aggregation
• MLM
• Not for profit
• Ad Based
• Research / Consultancy
Types of business models
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We are into business of _________________
We help _<Type of customers>__ people
in / to __<Value your product/service create >___
by providing/using __<your product>
Startup Pitch
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We help companies
achieve productive innovation
through
Collaborative innovation platform called “Canvazify”
And strategic consultancy
We are in business of “innovation management”.
Startup Pitch
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http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/
http://blog.strategyzer.com/
http://steveblank.com/
https://leanstack.com/
http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/
https://hbr.org/2013/05/why-the-lean-start-up-changes-everything/ar/1
http://canvazify.com
Resources
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P.S. Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas, Lean Canvas are terms/trademarks owned by respective
owners/creators. Use of these terms during the presentation is for explanation purpose only.
Your Startup Digital toolkit
Track the evolution of your startup journey
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Lean Startup & Business Modelling

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    Business Model A puzzleto figure out © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify Abhijit Mhetre
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    Our association with… ©Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    What is aStartup? © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Startup Business © AbhijitMhetre & Canvazify
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    Startup is atemporary organization created to search for a repeatable and scalable business model – Steve Blank Startup © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    What is LeanStartup? © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Build – Measure- Learn Customer Development Business Model Canvas Lean Canvas L E A N S T A R T U P © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    The Lean Way:Lean means not cheap. Lean advocates wise usage of resources – Avoid wastage 1. Think Big – Start Small – Scale Fast 2. Entrepreneurship is Management (Discipline) 3. Validated Learning 4. Innovation Accounting 5. Build – Measure - Learn Lean Methodology Every startup is a grand experiment that attempts to answer a KEY Questions. Question is not “Can this product be build?” Real question is “Should this product be build and can we create a sustainable / scalable business?” Lean Principles © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Customer Discovery: • Customerhypothesis (Canvas) • Test Hypothesis (Problem vs Solution) • Product Market fit (Fit or Pivot) Customer Validation: • MVP • Build - Measure – Learn • Verify repeatable + Scalable model or Pivot Lean Methodology © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Steve Blank © AbhijitMhetre & Canvazify
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    © Abhijit Mhetre& Canvazify
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    Hypothesis validation exercise “Let’sget real - Get out of the building” User Demographic User response Validated Invalidated Our Comment Our hypothesis is that Team: We will ask © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    © Abhijit Mhetre& Canvazify
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    • The coreof startup (over)valuation hype is that start- ups are surviving on VC/PE/angel money and not on its own earned profits. When that source eventually dries up, some will go belly up. Only those with business models that generate real cash profits will survive – Indianweb2.com – http://www.indianweb2.com/2015/10/21/bubble-burst-begins-housing-com-valuation-plunges-to-less-than-50- million/ • Brings you clarity on what you know, and what you don’t know • Helps you test, validate and make changes, tweaks, pivots • Gives you a BIG picture of your business Why Do you need Business Model? © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    • Alexander Osterwalder • “Abusiness model describes the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers and captures value.” Business Model Canvas © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Business Model Canvas- Video © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Business Model Canvas ©Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Customer Segment Whose problemare we solving? Who are we creating value for? Customer User Influencer Group/Profile customers based on • Common needs and problems • Common behavior • Demographic (Age, Gender, etc) • Common attributes (Social, Economical, Geo, Education, occupation) © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Based on Different needs Different Channels Different Relations Willingnessto Pay Market Types Mass Market Niche Market Single/Multi Sided Diverse New Existing Evolving Dying Market Status Customer Segment CustomerSegments © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Value Proposition “People don’tlike to be sold, but they love to buy” – Jeffrey Gitomer What value do we deliver to our customer? What alternatives customer has? Why us over competition? © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Delivery Channel How efficientlywe deliver our Value Proposition to our Customer Segment? Touchpoints Direct/Indirect Add Value, Handle Complexity, Move Volume © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    DirectIndirect Channel Types • Inperson • Phone • Own Store • Mobile/Web • Distributors, Dealers, Agents • Franchise, Retailers • Affiliates • OEM • Platform (App stores) 1 2 3 4 5 Awareness Evaluate Purchase Delivery After sales Delivery Channel How do we help customer in her journey from Awareness to After sales © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Customer Relationship What typesof relationships a you want to establish with your specific customer segments? Get Keep Grow © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Customer Relationship In personSelf service Phone/Remote Communities Automated … • CAC – Customer Acquisition Cost • LTV – Life Time Value • Churn Rate : Customer dropping rate • LTV = [(Revenue – Support Cost)/Retention Period ]– Acquisition Cost © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Revenue Stream “Price isdriven by the Value and not by the Cost” How do you make money? How frequently? How long? Revenue Model Pricing Alternatives © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Revenue Streams Asset saleSubscription Usage fee Rent/Lease Licensing (IP) Brokerage Advertising Freemium Commission … Fixed: List price, Value price, Volume price, Sp price Dynamic: Realtime, Yield, Auction One time Per Interval Sp. Pricing Packaged ModelPrice Frequency © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Key Resources What arethe Most important assets required to make business model work? Goal is to identify indispensible assets Human Physical Financial Intellectual © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Key Resources Physical Financial Land, Factory,Machines, Office, etc Initial funds, External capital, line of credit Patents, TM, Customer list, Specific Knowledge, Experts, contracts, etc Skilled, qualified, advisors, etc Intellectual Human © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Key Activities Execution Why What When Focus Core VsNon Core Activities “Ideas are cheap, execution is key that defines the fate” © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Key Activities Must Shoulddo Market research R&D Sales/Marketing Product Development Strategy Planning Fundraising Investment Operations IP/Branding HR/ Recrutment Customer Dev Outsource Deligate Differentactivities © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    - Which gaps/weaknessyou have where partners can add value? - Which non-core things you can outsource Key Partners Why What When © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Key Partners Optimize Business Model BringEfficiency Reduce Risk Economy of scale Faster GTM Win-Win Companies create alliances to optimize their business models, reduce risks, or acquire resources Strategic alliances Joint ventures Suppliers Vendors Channel partners Coopetition Influencers WhyWho © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Cost Structure What arethe most important costs in our business? Which key resources or key activities are most expensive? Model Types Unitonomics © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Cost Structure Value drivenCost driven Initial Cost Sunk Cost Fixed Cost Recurring Cost Model Variable Cost Type Unitonomics © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    Left Brain RightBrain Market Side Emotions, Value Product Side Logic, efficiency © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    • Direct sales •e/mCommerce • Franchise / Dealership / Distributor / Retailer • Freemium • Auction • Affiliate • Aggregation • MLM • Not for profit • Ad Based • Research / Consultancy Types of business models © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    We are intobusiness of _________________ We help _<Type of customers>__ people in / to __<Value your product/service create >___ by providing/using __<your product> Startup Pitch © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    We help companies achieveproductive innovation through Collaborative innovation platform called “Canvazify” And strategic consultancy We are in business of “innovation management”. Startup Pitch © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify
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    http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/ http://blog.strategyzer.com/ http://steveblank.com/ https://leanstack.com/ http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/ https://hbr.org/2013/05/why-the-lean-start-up-changes-everything/ar/1 http://canvazify.com Resources © Abhijit Mhetre& Canvazify P.S. Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas, Lean Canvas are terms/trademarks owned by respective owners/creators. Use of these terms during the presentation is for explanation purpose only.
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    Your Startup Digitaltoolkit Track the evolution of your startup journey © Abhijit Mhetre & Canvazify Canvazify.com
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    Reach us at… @canvazifyideas@canvazify.com Canvazify.com