Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 A business model describes the rationale behind how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value. It is like a blueprint for a strategy to be implemented through organizational structures, processes, and systems. #2 Customers are the heart of any business model. A company must make a decision about which segments to serve and which to ignore. Once this decision is made, a business model can be designed around a strong understanding of specific customer needs. #3 Business models differentiate between market segments with slightly different needs and problems. For example, a bank’s retail arm may serve a large group of customers with assets of up to $100,000, while a smaller group of affluent clients has a net worth of more than $500,000. #4 An organization with a diversified customer business model serves two unrelated Customer Segments with very different needs and problems. For example, in 2006 Amazon. com began selling cloud computing services.
