The document summarizes a presentation given by Shamir Rahim on business model canvases. The presentation included defining startups versus small businesses, providing examples of famous business model changes in history, introducing the business model canvas tool, and having attendees build their own canvas. The agenda involved discussing these topics, watching an introductory video on the canvas, debating the value of the canvas, having hands-on canvas building time, and group sharing of the completed canvases before concluding.
'Business Model Canvas 101' @ NEST 2014 by NUS Entrepreneurship Society
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11 Dec 2014 @ NEST by NUS Entrepreneurship SocietyShamir Rahim, Founder & CEO
2. Business Model Canvas 101, @ NEST 2014
Time Agenda Max Outcome
1600 Intro + Primer 5m Why are we here?
Startup vs Small Business 15m Debate
1620 What is a Business Model? 5m Intro
Famous case-studies in history 15m Discussion
1640 The Business Model Canvas 5m Video intro
The case for a good BMC 10m Legit?
1700 Build-your-own BMC! 30m Hands-on
Show & Tell 15m Group sharing
1745 Conclusion 15m The end that was in mind
3. Shamir Rahim is a technopreneur with a passion for internet and
biomedical technologies. He is the Founder & CEO of Sypher Labs,
home of VersaFleet™: IoT-integrated SaaS for fleet owners.
sg.linkedin.com/in/shamir
Discendo discimus
• BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science, NUS
• Minor in Technopreneurship, University of
Pennsylvania, The Wharton School & NUS
• NOC Alumni (NUS Overseas College)
• USP Scholar (University Scholars Program)
• PMI-ACP® (Agile Certified Practitioner)
ExperienceEducation
• Founder & CEO, Sypher Labs
• Product Manager, INEX Innovations Exchange
• Biz. Dev. Manager, The Biofactory
• Marketing Executive, Medtronic
• Sales Executive, sanofi-aventis
10. Startup vs Small Business (SME/SMB)
Startup Small Business (SME/SMB)
‘GrabTaxi’ ‘Prime Taxi’
Hockey-stick growth Predictable growth
Debt- and/or venture-backed Profitable from Day 1
Always searching and/or pivoting Well defined
Scalable business model Established businesses
‘Founders’ ‘Towkays’
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11. Startup vs Small Business (SME/SMB)
“A start-up is an organisation
formed to search for a
repeatable and
scalable
business model.”
- Steve Blank
12. Business Model Canvas 101, @ NEST 2014
Time Agenda Max Outcome
1600 Intro + Primer 5m Why are we here?
Startup vs Small Business 15m Debate
1620 What is a Business Model? 5m Intro
Famous case-studies in history 15m Discussion
1640 The Business Model Canvas 5m Video intro
The case for a good BMC 10m Legit?
1700 Build-your-own BMC! 30m Hands-on
Show & Tell 15m Group sharing
1745 Conclusion 15m The end that was in mind
17. Famous case-studies in ‘history’
Monthly
subscription to
ALL songs
Pay per song ,
listen forever
18. Famous case-studies in ‘history’
Direct-to-consumer,
online-only service
Classic ‘cable TV’
(recently pivoting…)
19. Famous case-studies in ‘history’
Enterprise software:
Sell licenses + Distribute
IP via resellers
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS):
Lease ‘seat subscriptions’,
One to Many
20. Famous case-studies in ‘history’
Social entertainment
platform
Traditional
game publishing
by
21. Business Model Canvas 101, @ NEST 2014
Time Agenda Max Outcome
1600 Intro + Primer 5m Why are we here?
Startup vs Small Business 15m Debate
1620 What is a Business Model? 5m Intro
Famous case-studies in history 15m Discussion
1640 The Business Model Canvas 5m Video intro
The case for a good BMC 10m Legit?
1700 Build-your-own BMC! 30m Hands-on
Show & Tell 15m Group sharing
1745 Conclusion 15m The end that was in mind
22. The Business Model Canvas
http://youtu.be/QoAOzMTLP5s
Business Model Canvas Explained
23. The Business Model Canvas
Customer SegmentsCustomer RelationshipsValue PropositionsKey ActivitiesKey Partnerships
Key Resources Channels
Cost Structure Revenue Streams
24. The Business Model Canvas
Customer SegmentsCustomer RelationshipsValue PropositionsKey ActivitiesKey Partnerships
Key Resources Channels
Cost Structure Revenue Streams
For whom are we
creating value?
Who are our most
important
customers?
• Mass Market
• Niche Market
• Segmented
• Diversified
• Multi-sided
Platform
What type of
relationship does
each of our Customer
Segments expect us
to establish and
maintain with them?
What value do we
deliver to the
customer?
Which one of our
customer’s problems
are we helping to
solve?
What bundles of
products and services
are we offering to
each Customer
Segment?
Which customer
needs are we
satisfying?
Through which
Channels do our
Customer Segments
want to be reached?
What Key Activities
do our Value
Propositions require?
Our Distribution
Channels?
Customer
Relationships?
Revenue streams?
Who are our Key
Partners?
Who are our key
suppliers?
Which Key Resources
are we acquiring from
partners?
Which Key Activities
do partners perform? What Key Resources
do our Value
Propositions require?
Our Distribution
Channels?
What are the most important costs inherent in our
business model?
Which Key Resources are most expensive?
Which Key Activities are most expensive?
For what value are our customers really willing to pay?
How would they prefer to pay?
How much does each Revenue Stream contribute to overall
revenues?
28. Business Model Canvas 101, @ NEST 2014
Time Agenda Max Outcome
1600 Intro + Primer 5m Why are we here?
Startup vs Small Business 15m Debate
1620 What is a Business Model? 5m Intro
Famous case-studies in history 15m Discussion
1640 The Business Model Canvas 5m Video intro
The case for a good BMC 10m Legit?
1700 Build-your-own BMC! 30m Hands-on
Show & Tell 15m Group sharing
1745 Conclusion 15m The end that was in mind
30. Build your own BMC! [in 30mins]
Online shopping
Car transportation
Accomodation
by
31. Customer SegmentsCustomer RelationshipsValue PropositionsKey ActivitiesKey Partnerships
Key Resources Channels
Cost Structure Revenue Streams
For whom are we
creating value?
Who are our most
important
customers?
• Mass Market
• Niche Market
• Segmented
• Diversified
• Multi-sided
Platform
What type of
relationship does
each of our Customer
Segments expect us
to establish and
maintain with them?
What value do we
deliver to the
customer?
Which one of our
customer’s problems
are we helping to
solve?
What bundles of
products and services
are we offering to
each Customer
Segment?
Which customer
needs are we
satisfying?
Through which
Channels do our
Customer Segments
want to be reached?
What Key Activities
do our Value
Propositions require?
Our Distribution
Channels?
Customer
Relationships?
Revenue streams?
Who are our Key
Partners?
Who are our key
suppliers?
Which Key Resources
are we acquiring from
partners?
Which Key Activities
do partners perform? What Key Resources
do our Value
Propositions require?
Our Distribution
Channels?
What are the most important costs inherent in our
business model?
Which Key Resources are most expensive?
Which Key Activities are most expensive?
For what value are our customers really willing to pay?
How would they prefer to pay?
How much does each Revenue Stream contribute to overall
revenues?
Build your own BMC!
32. Business Model Canvas 101, @ NEST 2014
Time Agenda Max Outcome
1600 Intro + Primer 5m Why are we here?
Startup vs Small Business 15m Debate
1620 What is a Business Model? 5m Intro
Famous case-studies in history 15m Discussion
1640 The Business Model Canvas 5m Video intro
The case for a good BMC 10m Legit?
1700 Build-your-own BMC! 30m Hands-on
Show & Tell 15m Group sharing
1745 Conclusion 15m The end that was in mind
34. Conclusion: Yes, you should! To do..?
http://www.paulgraham.com/ambitious.html
Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas
1.A new search engine
2.Replace email
3.Replace universities
4.Kill Hollywood
5.A new ‘Apple’
6.Bring back Moore’s Law
7.Ongoing diagnosis
Paul Graham, PyCon 2012