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Business Models

A Note on Startup Business Model Hypotheses

March 29, 2015 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

One of the observations I have arrived at over the course of meeting founders of early stage startups is that often it is not clear during our conversations if they have spent time examining the hypotheses that underlie the business model for the startup they are building. This post ((Any mistakes in quoting from my […]

Filed Under: Business Models, Customer Development, Entrepreneurship, Funding, How and Why, Innovation, Lean Startup, Long Read, Startups, Venture Capital Tagged With: Business Model Canvas, Business Models, Due Diligence, Early Stage Startups, Persuasion, Pitching, Venture Capital

What Is Your Business Model?

February 1, 2015 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

“It is a B2B2C business model.” is generally not what I am hoping to hear when I ask “What is your business model?” #BusinessModelGeneration — Brian Laung Aoaeh (@brianlaungaoaeh) February 2, 2015 Invariably, when I am meeting the founder of a startup for the first time to discuss the possibility that KEC Ventures might invest […]

Filed Under: Business Models, Entrepreneurship, How and Why, Innovation, Long Read, Pitching, Uncategorized, Venture Capital Tagged With: Business Model Canvas, Business Models, Due Diligence, Early Stage Startups, Investor meeting, Long Read, Pitching, Value Creation, Venture Capital

Case Study: Fab – How Did That Happen?

November 27, 2014 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

Recent reports in the press about the problems Fab is facing got me thinking about the lessons one might learn from its meteoric rise and spectacular crash. Professional investors always give this disclaimer; Past performance does not necessarily guarantee or predict future results. Similarly, Fab’s experience is not necessarily a precedent that will always be […]

Filed Under: Business Models, Case Studies, Entrepreneurship, Funding, Innovation, Venture Capital Tagged With: Business Models, Case Study, Early Stage Startups, Economic Moat, How Did That, Strategy, Switching Costs, Venture Capital

Revisiting What I Know About Switching Costs & Startups

October 24, 2014 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

Switching costs are another aspect of a startup’s business model that I pay attention to. Together with Network Effect, Intangibles, Cost Advantages, and Efficient Scale they form the source of economic moats. ((Any errors in appropriately citing my sources are entirely mine. Let me know what you object to, and how I might fix the […]

Filed Under: Business Models, How and Why, Innovation, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital Tagged With: Early Stage Startups, Economic Moat, Long Read, Strategy, Switching Costs, Venture Capital

Revisiting What I Know About Network Effects & Startups

September 12, 2014 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

  ‘One IPO that is probably worth the hype.’ – Chris Beauchamp on the #  with @kerushton in the Telegraph. http://t.co/l8FqFRYwzJ — IG (@IGcom) September 1, 2014   The recently announced IPO of Alibaba got me thinking last week about network effects ((Any errors in appropriately citing my sources are entirely mine. Let me know what […]

Filed Under: Business Models, Case Studies, Entrepreneurship, How and Why, Innovation, Investment Analysis, Long Read, Technology, Valuation, Value Investing Tagged With: Direct-benefit Effects, Early Stage Startups, Economic Moat, Investment Analysis, Network Effect, Strategy, Value Creation, Venture Capital

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