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Hi, I’m Jen, and I design business models. I am a teacher and consultant and I help people understand how their organizations make money. That’s been an in-demand skill during the pandemic. Making money is on-trend. I’ve been on constant
Alphabet Flywheel Timeline Business Model Tear Down We know the company as Google, but they have officially organized to call themselves Alphabet. The “bet” for Google goes beyond its well known search and cloud services to include life sciences, connected
Image credit: Morning Brew on Unsplash Facebook Flywheel Timeline Business Model Tear Down Facebook seems more complicated than it is. Of all of the Tech Titans, Facebook has the simplest business model. Business model innovation can be understood as a
Netflix Flywheel Timeline Business Model Tear Down It’s hard to understand how tech giant business models work. We give companies like Netflix simple stories like “subscription” and leave it at that. Netflix indeed is one of the simplest of the
Sign up for the Tech Titans Series Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet and Apple all report in these weeks with massively interesting insights for how they are responding to the crisis. Each tech giant moves with different strategies as they scoop
How are You Changing Your Mind? I’m noticing that I’m questioning my assumptions about people and places as this crisis reaches the peak week in New York. We hope. I’m noticing people, places, jobs, sectors and systems that I am
Straight Lines and S-Curves: Predicting COVID-19 We’re all peeled to our digital screens right now checking in on the world, our families, our colleagues, and th en trying to predict what all of that means for our selves. What I’ve
Decode the Dominant Logic Business Models are often blamed for limiting what we want our organizations to become. The reason: dominant logic. Learn how to decode the mental models that keep us trapped. Clayton Christiansen, the late father of disruption
Circular Models: How European Startups are Shaping the Future of the Circular Economy, Business-Model-First. Next week’s Supply Chain Meetup in NYC is focused on Circular Economy ventures, and I’ll be introducing leading-edge circular startups that I’ve met and interacted with
Sign up for the Tech Titans Series Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet Acquisitions! Each tech giant moves with different strategies as they scoop up rivals, talent, and make big moves. https://youtu.be/uEO12dkesfs Key takeaways: Apple looks for value and high signal steps
Stakeholder Mapping: Design and Discovery Most stakeholder ideas are all about management through power, mitigation, domination, or disruption. The Goliath Stakeholder Manager Giant companies and investors refer to “stakeholder management” to signal that they are taking care to interact with
Business Modeling, the Game TL;DR Yes, you are living in a simulation How you die = punt on the business model Game progression = vital decisions leading to actions that unlock new business models Your reserves = courageluck:capital
Sign up for the Tech Titans Series Tim Cook announced a new era for Apple on Monday unveiling a streaming video service, news subscriptions, game subscriptions, and an apple credit card. Cook is trying to change the story we tell
Sign up for the Tech Titans Series Hi I’m Jen van der Meer. And forgive me. I’m a bit obsessed with Amazon. Amazon just reported 2018 financials. They crushed it. As you know, Amazon is a juggernaut. We often lump
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