by jim muehlhausen | Apr 20, 2010 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, Private Companies, twitter
Twitter recently announced a significant change to their business model by introducing advertising on the site. Does this constitute a business model change? Yes! Twitter’s current business model has no revenue. Twitter’s new business model bets hat they have...
by jim muehlhausen | Apr 12, 2010 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, Private Companies, zopa
Most people think that banks take deposits and then re-loans the funds at a higher rate to borrowers. Also, most people think that bankers are extremely risk adverse. Nothing could be further from the truth. Banks are the ultimate risk takers. Banks accept huge...
by jim muehlhausen | Apr 3, 2010 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, CVS, McKesson, Public Companies, Walgreens
Eventually, the brunt of the healthcare debate will turn from who gets coverage to cutting waste from the system. Anyone who has ever been to the doctor has seen the waste in the system. Unfortunately, tweaking the current system or beating doctors to see patients for...
by jim muehlhausen | Mar 15, 2010 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Secrets, competitive advantage
Competitive advantage is not the same as a business model. Harvard Professor Michael Porter proposed the theory of competitive advantage in 1990. His competitive advantage theory suggests that businesses should pursue policies that create high-quality goods to sell at...