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 was founded in 1891 by Gerard Philips and his father Frederik, in Eindhoven, Netherlands to manufacture light bulbs. Funding Koninklijke … Read More
Manufacturing-a-as-Service and the launch of Resilience, the Company
#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 Venture Partners. From his perch, he was able to extrapolate the exponential growth of COVID19 and understand what was about … Read More
The Prize and Price of Connected Things
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 directed at The European Union in their evaluation of the Google acquisition of Fitbit. The big news this morning comes … Read More
Connected Things Business Models: Vivint Home
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 and pivoted toward their own smart-home solutions. They spun off Vivint Solar in 2014. Funding Vivint has been shaped … Read More
Connected Things Business Models: Fenix International
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 International raised money on Kickstarter through crowdfunding and an additional $16 MM in venture capital before being acquired by France-based … Read More
Connected Things Business Models: Bigbelly
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 company with intentions of developing solutions for geothermal power plants and offshore wind energy. The focus shifted to waste management … Read More
Connected Things Business Models: British Gas Boiler IQ
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 30 April 1812 under the seal of King George III, The Gas Light and Coke Company was the first public utility … Read More
To Understand Business Model Strategy, Start with the Data Talismans
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 struggle to understand the mechanisms for how this happens. We can start with ourselves and our relationships to our smartphones … Read More
Are Business Models Changing Our Relationships?
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 Zoom calls with current and former clients and students to help redesign and shift their business models. It’s been non-stop. … Read More
Alphabet (Google) Business Model Teardown
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 devices, and big “moonshots.” Compared is most compared Tech Titan, Facebook, Alphabet has done a better job to diversify its … Read More