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Narratives > Models We can all agree we want to transition to a survivable social, environmental, and political climate. Despite the obstacles we all know exist, the real problem is we have a multi-trillion dollar global funding gap, but we
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans We’re still hearing a tale of two Facebooks One in the media and Regulatory threats all doom and gloom. The other and financial performance with – big news – a big
“How do I fund this?” This is the most common question I get when meeting with students, researchers, artists, corporate innovators, non-profit directors, and government policymakers when embarking on a new idea. I’m a business modeler, and I teach how
We continue our Alternative Capital Explorers Series, the story of CurlMix. Since launching Reason Street Capital Library I’ve had many taboo conversations with founders, funders, and students all over the world who want to talk about money. Most strikingly are the strong feelings
Welcome to the Alternative Capital Explorers Series, the story of Isthmus. As I’ve been exploring in the Capital Library, most early stage financing alternatives to the standard Angel and VC offerings of equity require a track record of revenue in
If You Blink You Might Miss the Tech Titans Not the first time in earnings history – un-ironic melding of fiction and Wall Street analyst narrative building. Now Facebook did have the fastest quarterly revenue growth year over year in
This is a first in our Alternative Capital Explorers Series, the story of Gumroad. Since launching Reason Street Capital Library I’ve had many taboo conversations with founders, funders, and students all over the world who want to talk about money. There is
Thanks to all that responded to the launch of the Reason Street Capital Library launched just a few weeks ago. I’ve heard from founders, funders, and students all over the world requesting us to do more deep dives on emerging capital
Agtech Robot Tortuga AgTech helps growers by using robots that perform a variety of labor-intensive tasks in controlled environments like greenhouses or vertical farms, with an emphasis on harvest. Denver, Colorado, USA Founded Eric Adamson was working in consulting for
I started the Reason Street Business Model Library for a specific need: I wanted to give advice that I had wished I had received when I started companies. I am launching the Reason Street Capital Library today for the type of
Schwartz, S. H. (2012). An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2, 1. 2020 was the year we all became suddenly aware of the interconnectedness of our global challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic
Zipline Medical Medical Logistics Zipline is a medical product delivery company that is changing the way medical supplies are delivered throughout the world Founded Before Zipline, the was founded in 2011 by Keller Rinaudo, initially under the business name Romotive
Enterprise Monitoring Philips provides monitoring capabilities aligned to use and acuity, which means the level of monitoring based on the severity of illness. Monitoring-as-a-service as an offering promises to be more financially-friendly and more aligned to hospital performance goals. Founded It
#xaas EVERYTHING-as-a-Service The vaccines might be here, but how will we scale manufacturing? One of the earliest canaries in the Twitter mine back in January was Bob Nelson, one of the most successful biotech investors and managing partner of Arch
This series explores the variety of ways established companies and incumbents adapt digital business models for devices and hardware. “The wearables market is not the real prize,” says a team of economists (Bourreau et all 2020) in a position paper
Smart Home Systems Vivint Smart Home develops smart-home technology as a complete service and system. Founded Founded as APX Alarm Security Solutions in 1999, the company originally sold and installed third-party security systems, but in 2011 rebranded as Vivint Home
Solar Home Systems Fenix International Inc. designs and manufactures and distributes solar panels, energy storage, and appliances. Founded Founded in San Francisco 2009 by Michael Lin and Brian Warchawsky to improve energy and telecommunications access for off-grid consumers. Funding Fenix
Smart Waste 60,000 solar-powered and remotely managed trash compactors; combined with sensors and connectivity. Bigbelly provides more efficient and sustainable waste collection operations through a cloud-based IoT connected platform. Founded Founded as the Seahorse Power Company Inc. in 2003, began as a
Connected Utilities Proactive boiler and other service maintenance that uses sensors to predict when you will need support for British Gas in key regions within the United Kingdom. Founded Founded by Frederick Albert Winsor and incorporated by Royal Charter on
To Understand Business Model Strategy, Start with the Data Talismans One does not have to be an economist or computer scientist to understand how the digital business models of tech giants have reordered our society and culture. But we sometimes
