Business models

Business models!

There are a hundred ways to skin a cat. I see businesses of certain kinds, like retailers, folding everywhere. It’s not just bookshops any more, it’s pretty much everyone, any high-street-model-reseller. Once 3D printers come of age, it’ll be the turn of manufacturers; Ray Kurzweil suggests this might extend to 3D-printed buildings.

Meantime, here is a list of business models you might wish to consider:

Bricks and clicks
Collective business models
Cutting out the middleman
Direct sales
Distribution business models, various
Fee in, free out
Franchise
Freemium
Auction
All-in-one
Chemical Leasing
Low-cost carrier
Loyalty business model
Multi-level marketing
Network effects
Online auction
Premium business model
Professional open-source model
Pyramid scheme
Razor and blades
Servitization of products
Subscription

And here’s a list of ‘digital business models’, summarised as:

Brokerage
Advertising
Infomediary
Merchant
Manufacturer (Direct)
Affiliate
Community
Subscription
Utility