by jim muehlhausen | Sep 5, 2024 | A Better World, Business Model Design, Business Model Innovation, Facebook, Facebook games, Private Companies, Web Business Models
Nice guys finish last. It’s a dog eat dog world. Kill or be killed. All these phrases are heard in the business world. Personally, I do not believe it is a dog eat dog world. I believe the best business is based upon positive relationships and win-win deals. While...
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 | Jul 6, 2011 | breastfeeding truck, Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, new business models, Private Companies
What would you do if you saw an ice cream truck with a giant boob and nipple on its roof? WTF, right? Then you would have to explain to your kids that the truck was not selling any ice cream. This truck is called The Milk Truck, an on-call mobile breastfeeding...
by jim muehlhausen | Jun 13, 2011 | Business Model Design, Business Model Innovation, Business Model Tips, Business Ownership, Global Response, insourcing, Outsourced Call Center, Private Companies
Business model innovation is easier for some industries than others. In particular, technology business models tend to be easier to innovate because of the nature of technology itself. Staying ahead of the technology adoption curve is a necessary component of a...
by jim muehlhausen | Mar 14, 2011 | Branding, Business Model Innovation, Failure Stories, Playboy, Private Companies, Public Companies
Hugh Heffner started Playboy with a $1000 loan from his mother and turned it into a publishing empire. However, as Mr. Heffner prepares to take Playboy private, one has to ask whether Playboy’s business model is broken? Today, Playboy’s total revenue is around $350...
by jim muehlhausen | Feb 4, 2011 | Business Model Secrets, Dim Dim, Private Companies, Public Companies, Salesforce.com, Success Stories
Who said there’s no money in not making money? Recently, Salesforce.com augmented its business model by purchasing web conferencing software provider DimDim for $31 million. As a Dim Dim user, I loved the service. For early users, the pitch was free WebEx-like...
