by jim muehlhausen | Jul 27, 2011 | Business Model Innovation, Groupon, Val-Pak, Web Business Models
We asked some of the top business bloggers for their take on the Groupon business model. Over the next several weeks, we will be posting these articles on the Groupon business model. Our first post is by Vicki Thomas- Groupon is in the news more and more these days...
by jim muehlhausen | Jul 25, 2011 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, Groupon, Public Companies, Web Business Models
Is Groupon “wildly profitable”? That’s how Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky described his company in an interview with Bloomberg in early June 2011. But now Groupon is singing a different tune. Groupon Inc. has filed an amended document for its planned initial public...
by jim muehlhausen | Jul 23, 2011 | Business Model Tips, Business Ownership, delegation, entrpreneurial delegation
This post is a continuation of the discussion: Is Delegation Part of Your Business Model? Are you ready for the whole enchilada? If you can bear a twenty four minute presentation, I promise you can become a better delegator. Here’s why: Every book written...
by jim muehlhausen | Jul 22, 2011 | Business Model Tips, Business Ownership, delegation, entrepreneurial delegation
This post is a continuation of the discussion: Is Delegation Part of Your Business Model? Delegation is a skill un-natural to entrepreneurs. The best entrepreneurs are independent, big picture thinkers. This might make them a terrific entrepreneur, but these same...
by jim muehlhausen | Jul 21, 2011 | Business Model Tips, Business Ownership, delegation, entrepreneurial delegation, Zig Ziglar
Yes! The ability to leverage the abilities of key personnel is critical to any business and business model. If key talent cannot be leveraged through any means, the business model is in trouble. Let’s take Zig Ziglar’s business model for example. Zig...
