He said, “After we graduated we took our great idea, holed up in my apartment and spent months researching and writing a business plan. We even entered it in the business plan competition. There must be something really wrong with our business. Why a business plan is different than a business model. MORE >>

My company uses the same business model--and there's nothing unethical about it. What they noticed this week, however, about Pinterest's business model has caused something of an uproar. know from experience that even with the traffic Pinterest gets, this model doesn't add up to a major amount of money. Pinterest! MORE >>

The Lean LaunchPad class for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps is a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. The 21 NSF teams had been out of the classroom for just 15 hours as they filed back in with their business model canvas presentations.  what distribution channel? This post is part two. etc.). MORE >>

Lots of people talk about business models these days, but what does it really mean? When it comes to starting or planning for business success your model is essentially your decision about how you intend to add value – which is another way of saying – how you intend to make money. Clarity.fm The Lean Startup – Eric Ries. MORE >>

I’ve just started watching Season 4 of Shark Tank , the incredibly popular show on ABC where entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to a panel of five individual investors (the Sharks) for investment. thought it might be fun to give a VC’s perspective on the businesses getting pitched. COAT CHEX. simpler and more secure. MORE >>