# warvarRD| BUSINESS |SCHOOL
9-802-048,
Note on Business Model Analysis for the
Entrepreneur
Introduction
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Sly chngus tenable an enroprenear naw the flowing qeson: 1) How I the
ins on cash fw poste? 2) How mach ane rogue we fampop te revenae det
{otumesch fw poste? 2) How lage an ivestnent erg o para he buns mel?)
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Business Model Definition
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mode” This noe propose 2 more fosed defiion ofthe term and specie aed st
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Revenue sources
How many dfn venue sex wil the bass mol generate? Whats he sure of ch
‘venue Sream bales sree fay advertising, subsopton? What ithe relate sear
portance ofeach een sam? How qu isaac ven stream is tog?
Cos Drivers
‘What cos divershave the gente impact on the ot trutare? Are he cons ed, amar,
{ube oy nowaring? What the eaten and impestance? Wil he at ever ange
‘overtine?
Investment Size
Hove mich ash egies to lunch te business ods” How mach working ep ieque: 1
fli the busines" Wat av th ining fee cash eed? Wl cst expended pou 2
inl bane ry?
Chita Sues Factors
Which coments company’ busines model ae most inprtan oacieving ts prof goss?
Which ofthe cmens re the mont dial eat? WH ty changeover Sie?
Framework for Analyzing a Business Model
A ramewark hr nalyring bss nodes mst be ppb the numerous busines mols
in he marta inert year the numberof esse modes has inctessed dramatic or
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Foren sg compas, the pro ora or budgeted ancl statement ar required and for
‘suing cmpants a combinton aa financial tates and pro formas ar requ. et
Sts finan cee isc ane vee at fa
Upraing princes oft company of which ay be found fs business plan anol ear,
Pr pings or mdi i To bein thy basnes sel analy, the fling sep shoul be
+ Determine the company’s acu and project rverucs and the ig ofthe ch
ine. Dieggzeae vedas unl you have uncovered he Yvene er ote
ey om tine fot evens
+ Detemine the company’s cal ado expenses and the timing ofthe ash
‘atone Daagyryate cx data ino dsr cos vr
+ Dternine the total investment sequel f0 achive a postive cash flow poston
‘dadng working cata+ Pht cath flow vers ine to gente 8 cash curve. This curve wil state he
amu fancng nods ah the ning of ple csh awe and ch raven,
‘+ Peso systematic sensvity analy ofthe busines mavdel to Sent the ees
seco fits or the fvers that have Bh atest impact othe sath flows the
company.
A prolininury analysis ofthe company's evens sure, ort divers nvestnent egies and
‘te scars intr fom the bas of busied ales. The following sets wil fae
ore dete analysand provide state case expe for ea hy lmet of he snes
motel
Revenue Sources
Definition
‘Ther ae our dst evene streams tht under al business model!
Single steam: company ris on one pedainant even sis stemming fom one oduct
Matiple streams: company colts muliple revenues sams fom diferent prucs oF
services Eh evens sae engi faves meaning impact en rota
Inereperdent company sl ne/several proce ovis inert simu erenes
‘tom aot tf prac or servlets. Example ofitrdopendent even see dears
na sor acs Prins nd pine calor
Lows tender: company celles multiple revenue stams but not evry revenue sa
lndependertyprotabie One or several fevene ams may sve ss deste ie ie
\ospur ote prchass. Combined al revenue scams enable te cmnany to achcve poi
‘An exampl oe ender evens sa grocery soe eg lu Stern elo cs
Crdrto state oh purse
Revenue Motels
Busnes mols can incorporate ope ot several diferent revenue steams depending on the
_gungany's proc indsty and customers. The flowing revenge dee a acl he the
four diferent ene seus can be ane ina Passe mode
Subscitc/Membership: Customers pay fied amount at mga intervals (week, cont,
ee) n advice of tecatng the prod or service Emmys ice eying a sou
‘bcp lors mapasine te ites cb memes,
‘olume or Unit-Baed: Customers pay a fa pri peru nd eve a proto ese
‘exchange: tapes incu talents suchas restating chop oben pb
{Ae Md Sl Yl de Diy et a Mal apts eesoos eto nt a Are teeth
Advertsing Tate End-user is usually exp rom paying oo pays fe equivalent only
«action of he oe value a he predator mie sare le network tevin sas
acne we ss
‘censing& Syndication: Customer pay onetine atning o sya fe tobe be tose
rs the profictAlaively the buyer may pay #seprnte lenin or Tye ee ht
‘unease tansscton, ee example, phate fem may Heese dy on 2
‘oto fm.
Teantaction Fe Customer pays the company tat falas the wanton 3 fd 6 ce 8
pcetag oft tl value ofthe Mansion. Examples indude brokerage fms on aon
sian
‘Revenue Model Analysis
ns anewering the following gusto, the entrepreneur an gin grate insight Ino the ee
‘usin devise and tadeotsundeing a company’ teverue oll and tte and sve
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Revenve Steams
‘+ Is thebusins mol base on sage, mle ora os ade revenue ra?
+ 1 company fu ss ender revenue team, how ikl ete lnc ob covered by
+ Isthe business model based on asinge or hybrid venue mal?
+ Inthe cv fyb model, what are the underying evened subi
teasscon adverts
ov qui wil he evens? Ar th ny bares o revenue growth?
1+ How log des take tcl sh lowing sae?
case Example
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demrtats eval the encpes a revere anais. The Da war on ofthe Nghe rssh
bands fl ie ut ad ony one Top 10 ht and at oe ofthe 10 sue ever climbed ihe
than No.2 on th: chars ned of eeating Na to dive reed ely, The Da even
‘ote expla he underlings and economics te mundus
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the Ibe spl ut all accrand expanse In conta the Teor companies have no ca
‘eer revendes-compied of cet ahd eran ale. These acre ety fo he outing
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ban and arepid win ty days in response to the favorable sono ring an ling
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nd acs he oun and tend there stows Te Da oie ahve one $80 iin
nana let reves Thor equ We concerts melted dem forehand the
bind develop ine of merchanne-tce with th sigue nts were sol each
lve cont To discourage bogged merchandise, The Dee wae non oie cy
puronel wlo scoured the pking oof cnet venues tenors thetrademare wih pope
legal selig anikensed merturdse, On average, The Da gered ah adil $70 da
revenue pryrrinmerchundae wen
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depurtnent scoured ot
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{he cot andra of Seveloping nd implementing a uperie sya by een parneras with
‘eftwre an ara upped of baling he capt ous
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Snporant ok inthe pene conan by elping to ite IT lo soll Sees ant 36 2
stent fone for toning pans dtm chanel
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Investment Size
Definition
Mein ire eh tm of sh i pny hi pat ah
an as lon ene pn ah
Spor po loves ene en” a ape ph
SCE Taped ameane ices ae, Aa for Sopen penn
Seine aluecagines easy a
A cash ow digram can be vats bse on lowing carci
Maximum Finding Ness Wat isthe maximum cing no of he business model,
‘how deep isthe csh Wough? Over wha eid of tie the nvsnent sued?
afar at ant dst ow ect at? Ho ing
Cash Benen When does the company achieve cis beskeven (i. what doce time eat
when he curve crscthe xa? How des th slope he cash curve change after breakeven
Exuomples of Toll Investment Size
The flowing examples describe typ of busines made with mark ieet invest
rogue
Sofware: Lae upon invetment i eg to bul a inl software prt he
prot sce oly rately nal flow invest ole, un and custo
‘sce are requel csptres lrg software ove se
al, Capital reguiements rings ps ned wth ee ret convent
and pal. Prancg nods en ately onsen ore ine "
Small Consung Hem: Very small pot invest for space, compute an phone ine ee
neces to beg Serving ents the Sm r rac le fw-n inven ay
‘led oe aoa at ese ge ifs spac an ld infestace
Case Example
Metical deviestar-up can be ust state how varius burns model hacen
ping, manfatring and disbton~can alec the total niente aged ch
Pte nh ow, Many med devs companies sl ro nerdepencent prot) een
{instruments eed wo perform «procedure onan ongoing bse ith» price fen raging mh
Samoan 3 apn ace tn ed diy ech nile
its pie ranging fom $810 to $200. Fora medal deve company ales ofthe spose
rod ie deperdet om th to mune of nnn In fesp Ad ne the pee
‘teach insu’ or equpment i sglcaly higher antec of ech cepa, the png,
‘manufacturing an dsrbton of the strument or equipment ae» igen pact he a
‘Sah eutenentao th buns,‘The strane or eulpment canbe sold ata prot sl conto ven aay few the
apres ar necy ays sold aa profit A medial devices company tht sl the aut
‘or euipmen!at a proftsseuming the matali wing 0 py are igtandy calor
nh ough fan ene tht giver Sway ln ions ted dies company that als the
instrument or equpment ats proftansmng fewer scar will fo py fork an tet ot
frce=wil hve more en upwardsloping ash carve than company ht ge the retue
‘ay and generates» tape volume of dopa sls rm is arger tala! bee a sr See
EIhbi fr ash ow diagram fo hypoth mesial eve vente).
Anther facto affecting ttl investment si i the dicison shout whether to eusource
manufacturing ofthe intuit or equipment. company tht eutsurns reduton wile 2
Sigel dalower ach tough than neta ues manages own manos ol,
Stuart a company at octuources the sles and distur oe pu oa Ines
tbr wi avoid investnents elated 0 Bldg ining and araging sles for od wal
therefore havea shallower sah bough than a company wie own ies force However
butturcing production and saler—heo cil fancy win a moda devi compen an
‘ul in fut eanagement probleme of colin ours that may ost the altar of
Tower nested se
‘The mil device case eample sree how bins model chee elated 1 pring,
‘manufacturing and dstebutlon can haves major impact onthe fl invstnent reared ere
Pastve cath flow. And, wile burner model Gee shuld be wean’ the torent of
‘Svestnent sa he etepreneur sbi also cone hw machen evalu the vente on
‘hehe tebsnessmedel ccs confer ng compat adranage oh fm,
Critical Success Factors
Definition
Acta sce factor cam operation faction or cmpetncy that cmpany st pomenin
order for tbe utaabl and prota There the sacs oa snes model depen
th the cetton of vale Dsinss model andthe scr execution of mile operon
‘ctor
Critica Sucoss Factor Analysis
ies business mos provies sigh into undetying even and ot diver sme these
‘tt ce prt han te: Fs» tent mapa on
uncover the parameters oscars actors that have the eet inpeston th moat ad Hi
the cash Nowa The ares with the greet impact Dest fecal sures faethe
bsnest mode. The following tps eat enzo phrase nae
+ Coosa business model that stats the Wining and size ofthe cath nls and
1 See he or four parameters (ss gow, new customer acquisition ae inventory
‘ar) wth he ratet prose pat tl ih owe iss olvou Ne on sine Made An be tp
1+ Seat a reasonable range fr each parameter a then mesure the pat of changing the
atametr aca the ete ange)
+ Repent th procs foreach params ad note which variables have the mst sgiant
Impact
White company’s sues factors may change ove tne pefring sent anlss
cables the emepene messre he impact + lsat fists ven pit ne,
addon the tity analpscan so fp managers Ode whe to fus tha forth
er for th acoso have the reste impacton the in dal
Examples of Ciel SuccessFactors by Revenue Model
itn sce flrs vary by busines mods industry and stage of development. For eam
2 growing comp’ sucess may ret op fe ably ofp ese now asomer oft ep
"pprction fat enough omc demas A matte compen ce may ret pon yw
[sthove high apusty isadon orice ut cnt fer than competion The follow ng
‘eamples usta he cits ators rte dent snes nels
Subsition Member: The abit ora customers fr lang prio of ine: the abil to
sci new case at low cst he sty #0 cnt iene share of walt ith
Teanstcontim: The aly to command « price poemium fora product/service witht
‘omersrate nase incor the abit to explo exam fae tower fies cate
‘ale volume neces
ng as: The ability to maintain advertsngrevenses daring countencycial exononie
period the sity nae adveriang ending stor,Nee sn Mt Aaa rte ep
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