by admin | Sep 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
When I met the owners of NoChar Inc. and the showed me how their product can protect a town from burning down in a forest fire or how it can protect a man’s hand from a torch, I assumed they had to beat off customers with a stick. It turns out there is more to...
by admin | Jun 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
The recently released book, Business Models for Dummies, offers both ‘beginners’ and experts’insight into the fascinating world of business models. The book is comprised of three main sections: creating a business model, assessing the model, and ongoing innovation....
by admin | Jun 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
LegalZoom has built a $200+ million business catering to the needs of customers with a legal need who don’t want to hire a lawyer. The company started out selling forms and helping preparing them. If you needed to file an LLC with your state and did not know how to do...
by admin | Jun 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Alright, the following are not “new” business models, but I have penned a name for these successful business models which does serve an important function. By naming and defining a business model, we can then study it, improve it, and learn from them much sooner. Here...
by admin | Apr 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
You are going to hate me for this one because I am going to tell you that you should WANT your best people to leave you. No, I am not nuts. I am simply a pragmatist. Think about it. If you have a true superstar, that once every 10 year person… can you really afford to...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA made a bold move to remove smartphone subsidies. Carriers have long complained that handset subsidies benefit manufactures such as Apple and Samsung to the detriment of carriers. For instance, an iPhone 5 sells for $199 with the...
