The document discusses entrepreneurship and the business model canvas. It defines entrepreneurship as discovering new ways of combining resources and defines a business model as describing how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value. The business model canvas is introduced as a tool that provides an overview of a business across nine building blocks: customer segments, value proposition, channels, customer relationships, revenue streams, key resources, key activities, key partners, and cost structure. Developing a business model canvas for a business concept is recommended to focus efforts and provide a common language.
2. What we will do next…
• Discuss entrepreneurship (briefly)
• General theory of Business Model
Canvas
• Develop business model canvas for
proposed enterprise concept
4. Entrepreneur
• Entrepreneur -> Originated from the
French word: ‘entreprendre’ (to undertake)
Merriam Webster Dictionary: Entrepreneur
is.. “one who organizes, manages, and
assumes risk for a business or enterprise”
5. Classic views on entrepreneurship
• Frank H. Knight (1921) : entrepreneurship is
about taking risk.
• The behavior of the entrepreneur reflects a
kind of person willing to put his or her
career and financial security on the line
and take risks in the name of an idea,
spending much time as well as capital on
an uncertain venture.
6. A different view on
entrepreneurship
Joseph Schumpeter (economist):
Definition of entrepreneurship should be
placed on innovation.
• New products
• New production methods
• New markets
• New forms of organization
7. A different view on
entrepreneurship
The function of the entrepreneur is
one of combining various input
factors in an innovative manner to
generate value to the customer
with the hope this value will
exceed the cost of the input
factors, thus generating returns
that result in the creation of wealth.
8. Entrepreneurship
To make it shorter…
Entrepreneurship is the process of discovering
new ways of combining resources…
Successful entrepreneurs expand the size of
the economic pie for everyone.
9. Some characteristics…
• Motivated by an overwhelming need for
achievement and strong urge to build
• Optimistic in their decision-making processes
• Creative and enthusiastic spirit
• Passionate in what they do
• They take prudent risk
• Persuade others to join and help
• They think and act ‘outside the box’
• They create more than just personal value
Successful
10. Successful entrepreneurs…
Bill Gates, undergraduate at Harvard developed
BASIC for the first microcomputer, went on to help
found Microsoft in 1975.
By making software that increases human
productivity, Gates expanded our ability to
generate output (and income), resulting in a higher
standard of living for all.
11. Successful entrepreneurs…
Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart,
Innovations in distribution warehouse centers.
Shoppers benefit from the low prices and
convenient locations that Walton’s Wal-Marts
provide.
12. Successful entrepreneurs…
Fred Smith
Fedex
Ted Turner
CNN
Henry Ford
Ford Automobiles
Ray Kroc
McDonald’s
Martha Stewart
M.S. Living
Walt Disney
Disney
Oprah Winfrey
Talk Show Host
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook
Robert Keane
Vistaprint
Steve Jobs
Apple
13. So why have they all been so
successful?
The all managed to come up with a
solid and effective business model
14. SO WHAT’S A BUSINESS
MODEL?
Write down your own definition…
Discuss it with your neighbor…
19. Business Model Canvas
• BMC provides a simple, intuitive and
flexible tool that can be developed
rapidly and applied ongoing to iterate
and refresh the business strategy.
• In a single page view, the BMC provides
an overview of the business: it’s
offering, infrastructure, market and
finances.