Business model describes how an organization creates value.
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how does an existing company roll in new revenue models into existing ones?
I've got a consulting business built around my personal skills and offerings. I've picked up a few sales people to help increase work volume (currently part-time outside of a day-job). The company ...
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Tax law benefits?
I am thinking about starting a small charity to help find and support the "untapped Genius" in everyday people or people that might otherwise just end up in a dead end job or unemployed. The concept ...
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I'd like to know if owners of sites like Onstartups.com and Startups.com have any revenue off of these websites?
and if not is there a possibility of having revenue from a site like this one?
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How do Royalty payments work?
I have been asked by another company to build them some software to operate some machinery.
The company sells this machinery to their own customers and wants to provide the software I write along ...
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Need business advice on growing SaaS business
Sorry for the long question, but I promise it's a good read as it includes a challenging topic on growing a bootstrapped business, which I imagine applies to many of you as well. I look forward to ...
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Startup Business Model - infinite partners
Here is my weird idea about startup Business Model.
Facebook, Twitter and most of all other web startups valuation is based on number of users. Then why user don't get cut? What if you give cut to ...
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Is it illegal for a person to use Zynga Poker if gambling is prohibited in his state/country?
I ask because I am planning a Start up where I intend to charge users to use my website. They can buy credit and gamble with each other. I understand players will not be exchanging money; so its not ...
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Has anyone tried the Cheapium Business Model?
There's lots of information about freemium, but I have just come across some information about what one guy is calling the Cheapium Business Model, and I would like to know if you have tried or are ...
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sample business model canvas or tool
Hi I am looking for some sample business model canvas with proper details ?
Any link or image would be welcome
Any quick tool to build a model canvas would be also helpful.
cheers
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Question About Findings Ones Epicenter
In the 37signals book rework they mention finding ones Epicenter, the one thing your business must have to survive.
They use the example of a hot dog stand and the guy needing at least the hot dog ...
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International house ads publisher. Why not?
This is not really a question but a muse about what I'm thinking of a better way to monetize mobile traffic via house ads. Yes, I seek your opinions.
If I were to have a "worldwide" popular app at ...
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Premium features VS Donation gifts
We are developing a freemium business model and have planned some Premium features that users can buy. What are the main differences between these two types of monetization:
Premium model: Buy a Foo ...
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research resources for starting a sports team/franchise
I'm thinking of starting up a minor sports team in the world of e-sports and I'd like to model it after the more well-known models in hockey and football.
I've tried going to the official websites ...
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Startup Weekend Startup Ownership Dilemma [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly?
So, we (me and my team) just won a local startup weekend event. Now, we obviously want to turn this ...
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How to simply estimate lifetime of a customer in early days of a startup
How do you estimate (simply) the lifetime of a customer in the early days of a SaaS startup?
E.g. in the first, say 3 months, you will have a number of customers who have already left and a number ...
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How did Twitter/Quora persuade investors as they didnt/dont have a business model?
I wonder, how did Quora persuaded their investors as they don't make revenue and even they don't have any revenue model as far as I know.
The question is same again for twitter ( I know they sell ...
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“Online-game” monetization models besides ads & appStore?
Can you please include links to some of the various "online-game" monetization examples besides placing ads & publishing on an appStore. (if possible please include short comment as to why it's ...
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How did you come up with your business idea?
For those of you who have successful businesses, how did you come up with your business idea?
I'm trying to think of a business idea but none of the ideas I've come up with so far (currently about ...
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A Co-Branded website?
Our start-up is not yet launched but has been proposed to make a co-branded website with a big player on the market, where both parties would be presented equally through a number of ads and links to ...
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is this ad revenue model accurate?
I'm setting up an ad-supported website and trying to work through the numbers. I came across this article that gives a model. Being a newb at advertising, I've got quite a few questions:
For CPM and ...
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How much do high-end financial software consultancy firms (like lab49) charge per hour?
How much do high-end financial consultancy firms (like lab49) charge per hour for a c# developer in London? In GBP please.
Obviously the consultancy has to paid the developer + cover their overheads ...
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what should be the business plan for a retail warehouse
I am looking for help in writing the business plan for a retail warehouse store in line with Costco or Uncle Sam's club. Will appreciate any help please.
Sriram
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Revenue Multiples for Tech Startups
Does anyone have an idea of what a revenue multiple for a tech startup with a transactional business model would be?
I know it would be highly variable, but any resources, thoughts or known multiples ...
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www.scribd.com type business model
I had used Scribd.com and in order to download anything they asked to upload and share something or pay for the download --- Now I feel this is a good business model especially when you are a startup ...
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Is this really a good method of going about this…?
We're a 2 man startup. Im tech side, hes (business) side. I'm a full-time student, put in a good 20-30 hours per week (still!) while he says hes putting in around 10.. but its really closer to about 5 ...
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how to move from a once-off software payment to a subscription revenue model?
We have a fairly new product (v1.x) that is installable software, and which is charged as a once off payment with free upgrades to further 1.x upgrades. There is no 'annual maintenance' construct.
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Which websites successfully make money just from ads?
I'm wondering how many websites are actually successful at making money purely off ads. Clearly the search engines do, but apart from them can you point out specific sites which have successful ...
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Is the GitHub business model successful?
GitHub has an amazingly simple business model: free if you are public (open source), not free if you have stuff to keep private (closed source).
I'm thinking of applying the exact same business model ...
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Monetization options - other than ads - for consumer SaaS
I started a consumer SaaS almost 2 months ago. It's a calories counter system. You log in, register your meals and the system tells you how many calories you ate and the type of those calories. You ...
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How usually companies pays out percentage for developers?
I would like to know roughly how the payments are done if the company was started by two developers and me, owner.
Let's say, I give them 10 % each, thats 20 % of the company's profit product. How ...
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How to protect my software?
I am looking forward to register business in UK (England), currently we are still in development of software but, next year we should be launching it live for the people. This is going to be a ...
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Who are the largest Facebook advertisers?
I don't want to be so direct here, but
In this article does anyone have a clue about which company/companies could it be talking about when it says: I’m not going to out you, but you know who you ...
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How to bootstrap a portal?
I want to start a property portal but I dont have huge ad budget to get traffic for listing then how do I get my first listing on the portal?
If people come on my property portal through ads or any ...
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What are the pros and cons of incubating a new startup within a successful existing company?
I have a well thought out idea for a new startup. The startup will be unrelated to my current small company that is doing quite well.
My basic options are to incubate the new startup within my ...
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Any advice on coop model for tech startup
In retrospect of this question, I would like some advice on tech startups using a coop model (as a workers' coop). Advice on charter and finances mostly.
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Coop model in tech startup [closed]
Are there any success stories of coop startups in technology (namely software)? I don't mean like a coop store where customers are (or can be) members, but worker cooperative one where membership is ...
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Dolphin browser business model
Recently I read that Dolphin browser developers got an A round investment. This news made me think: what is the dolphin browser business model?
I am sorry if this question seems simple, however I ...
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How to sell yourself to investors?
This is a question about methodology for newcomers in the business of lauching firms.
I propose that we list all the things that must be done in order to present a good proposal for potential ...
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How you look at all variables of a business case and decide if it's 'worth it'?
Given a business case with even a modest 20-30 variables/dimensions on which one would base the case, how does anyone going over it decide whether it is 'worth it'?
I mean if looking at a business ...
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What are the major risks that can influence a business?
I am starting an internet business I have enough traffic of my estimation and I am currently earning through to Google adsense program now I faced a question What are the major risks that can ...
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How to scale a startup?
We build a profitable startup In 2 years without any outside investment we are building enterprise software(and producing hardware) for Customer Service Improvement in different ...
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How do Google Trends and Correlate make money for Google?
I'm just curious, what the business model is for providing these data mining services for free to everyone?
http://www.google.com/trends
http://www.google.com/trends/correlate/
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What's In a Business Plan and Do I Really Need One
Business plans cause a lot of anxiety for the new entrepreneur. I think it stems from the fact that they are a lot of work and putting one together, especially if you have never done one, is quantum ...
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What's the business model on which Google books is based?
What's this business model called in which links are provided to online sellers of a particular thing like Google books provides links to amazon,etc. ?
PS: If possible please also add link(s) where ...
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How should I spend my limited financial capability to gain momentum in my startup?
I am a start up, with no office. fairly new to Canada with no financial records. No website (only Domain name). Working from a rented room.
I registered my company. Imported a small stock that is ...
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Building a business off of data
I have a collection of tools that collect data. I have heard of businesses selling data. I would like to be able to do something like this. However, I have no idea what a business model around data ...
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Charging for ads based on time they run for?
I was wondering if there is such a thing as "Pay Per Date Run"? - as opposed to Pay Per Click or Pay Per Impression. For example: paying for an ad to run on week 31 - August 1st to August 7th for x ...
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Business model for a service
We are about to launch a new service that you embed in a website or Facebook.
We consider using the following to get various source of income.
1 - Ad's for free (package one)
2 - Remove ad's for 1 ...
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Business Models for High-Price Mobile Apps
What business models exist for mobile applications beyond the AppStores that are run by the platform owner (Apple, Google)?
The standard business model seems to be low priced apps in 3 segments ...
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Pivoting problem for a food subscription startup
I launched my website which sells healthy snack subscriptions about two months ago. We provide healthy snack alternatives to white collars. That arent available other than our site
We sell nutrition ...
