by jim muehlhausen | Nov 22, 2011 | Business law, Business Model Innovation, Legal Business Models, LegalZoom, Private Companies, Web Business Models
Since bridging the gap between full-service and self-service legal in 2001, LegalZoom has grown to the nation’s best-know legal services organization. Now LegalZoom is toying with their business model by moving from form filling to prepaid legal plans. LegalZoom is...
by jim muehlhausen | Nov 17, 2011 | Business Model Trends, Ryanair, Southwest Airlines, Success Stories
Southwest Airlines recently reported their first net loss since Q3 2009. Southwest claimed the losses were primarily due to fuel hedge issues. However, I believe there may be a larger issue at play. While most other airlines have increased net revenue by nickel and...
by jim muehlhausen | Nov 9, 2011 | Apple, Apple without Steve Jobs, Business Model Innovation, Public Companies
Steve Jobs may have been only one man, however, his impact on Apple was both significant and profitable. We decided to evaluate Apple’s business model with and without Steve Jobs. We ran Apple’s business model through the Business Model Evaluator under both...
