business models
How companies profit
A business model is a company's plan for making money—how it creates value, delivers products or services, and generates revenue.
The term covers everything from subscription models to freemium strategies to marketplace platforms: Their business model relies on advertising rather than subscriptions.
Investors and entrepreneurs scrutinize business models to assess viability: The startup had great technology but no clear business model.
- revenueBusiness income total
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- monetizationConverting something into revenue
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
lean startup · scalability · markets · services · startups · pivot · recurring · direct-to-consumer · freemium · canvas · niche · B2B · value proposition · franchise · cost structure · financial planning · venture capital · profit
- business bookscorporate strategy, corporate culture, management theory, human resources, project management
- HBR topicscase studies, strategy guides, executive summaries, best practices, thought leadership
- Startupsstartup, founder, founders, startups, co-founder
business modelsproducts
Items made for sale
goods · merchandise · physical inventory · tangible assets · deliverables
business modelsvolunteer organizations
Groups with unpaid workers
government programs · social enterprise · social enterprises
business modelsimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
winging it · trial and error · chaos · disorganization · organic growth
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