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modern global economy, is the primary source use failure as a tool for learning. They have
of job creation. Entrepreneurship in its broadest enough confidence in themselves to believe that
sense is any enterprise or effort that adds value they personally can make a major difference in
to the lives of people. the final outcome of their ventures.
Managerial incompetence
Lack of financial understanding
Poor investments
Poor planning
Characteristics of Successful TOLERANCE FOR AMBIGUITY —Successful
Entrepreneurs entrepreneurs thrive on the fluidity and
excitement of such an ambiguous existence.
Many people dream of running their own
businesses. They would like to become CALCULATED RISK TAKING —Successful
entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship can be entrepreneurs are not gamblers. When they
exciting, but many go into it not realizing how decide to participate in a venture, they do so in a
difficult it is to run their own business. In fact, very calculated, carefully thought-out manner.
statistics show that most new businesses will fail
within a few years. These start-up businesses HIGH ENERGY LEVEL — Many entrepreneurs
fail because of the owner's poor planning, lack of fine tune their energy levels by carefully
business knowledge, lack of entrepreneurial monitoring what they eat and drink, establishing
characteristics, inability to work with others, or exercise routines, and knowing when to get
failure to choose the right business. New away for relaxation.
characteristics are continually being added to
the ever growing list of the most often cited CREATIVITY AND INNOVATIVENESS — An
entrepreneurial characteristics, it does provide expanding school of thought thinks that creativity
important insights into the entrepreneurial can be learned.
mindset
VISION — Not all entrepreneurs have
DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE — predetermined vision for their firm. In many
More than any other factor, total dedication to cases this vision develops over time as the
success as an entrepreneur can overcome individual begins to learn what the firm is and
obstacles and setbacks. It can also compensate what it can become.
for personal shortcomings.
PASSION — A fundamental emotional
DRIVE TO ACHIEVE — Entrepreneurs are self- experience for entrepreneurs characterized by a
starters who appear to others to be internally discrete emotion that is quite intense.
driven by a strong desire to compete, to excel
against self-imposed standards, and to pursue
TEAM BUILDING — The desire for
and attain challenging goals.
independence and autonomy does not preclude
the entrepreneur’s desire to build a strong
OPPORTUNITY ORIENTATION — One clear entrepreneurial team. Most successful
pattern among successful growth-minded entrepreneurs have highly qualified, well-
entrepreneurs is their focus on opportunity motivated teams that help handle the growth
rather than on resources, structure, or strategy. and development of the venture.
Unemployment rate
Relative poverty
PROCESS NEEDS
Managerial Problems
• Concept of a team approach What is the condition of the inventory?
• Human resource problems What is the state of the company’s other assets?
Franchising
Franchisee
Advantages of Acquiring an Ongoing
• A purchaser of a franchise
Venture
Franchisor
Franchisee Obligations:
The Value Proposition Canvas and The Lean Canvas is the perfect one-page format
Business Model Canvas were initially for brainstorming possible business models, the
developed by Dr. Alexander Osterwalder and blocks guide you through logical steps starting
published in his books Value Proposition with your customer problems right through to
Design (2014) and Business Model your unfair advantage (often the hardest block to
Generation (2010). The initial work on the answer). The model refers to a one-page
business models was grounded in the lean start- business plan template describing nine key idea
up movement and subject of his first elements related to the market: problem,
publication Business Model Generation solution, unique value proposition, unfair
advantage, customer segments, key metrics,
(2010). Value Proposition Design
channels, cost structure, and revenue structure.
(2014) was then written as a companion to
However, the additional elements of the lean
Business Model Generation. These books have
canvas model are existing alternatives, high-
now sold over a million copies and have been
level concepts, and early adopters. It replaces
published in 37 languages. USA Today named
detailed business plans with a concise and
Business Model Generation among the 12 best
single-page business template.
business books of all time, and the German
edition was named Management Book of the Literature is pointing to several business model
Year 2011. The Value Proposition and Business canvases, why then are we focusing on the
Model Canvas are currently being used by over Lean Canvas. This part of the module will help
5 million business practitioners around the globe you understand the commonalities and
differences among the three widely acceptable is adapted from Alex Osterwalder's Business
business model canvases. Model Canvas and optimized for Lean Startups.
It replaces elaborate business plans with a
1. The Lean Canvas promises an actionable single-page business model.
and entrepreneur-focused business plan. It
focuses on problems, solutions, key metrics Business plans take too long to write, are
and competitive advantages. (Canvanizer) seldom updated, and are almost never read by
others. Documenting your plan is key, and
2. The Business Model Canvas is a the Lean Canvas replaces long and boring
strategic management and entrepreneurial business plans with a 1-page business model
tool. It allows you to describe, design, that takes 20 minutes to create and gets
challenge, invent, and pivot your business read. Below is a short explanation of each Lean
model. (Strategyzer) Canvas block:
The Lean Canvas was designed for startups and Identify your real pain. Try to understand the key
has components specifically targeted to support customers' needs and challenges. You may try
the lean startup process. Lean Canvas is utilized user interviews, tests, surveys, or questionnaires
to validate your ideas and concept. Companies to understand your problems better.
often move to the business model canvas when
they have validated the business or are already
Solution
a traditional business.
When you recognized the problem, the next
The Lean Canvas is simpler and less complete thing is to find a solution for it. Interview your
than the Business Model Canvas. Whereas the customers, ask them questions and get
Business Model Canvas tries to provide a feedback. Any Lean Startup is validated learning
complete model of a business, which can be through a continual cycle Build — Measure —
used for testing and search in lean startups, the Learn.
Lean Canvas is more focused on being a one-
How can your product solve the problems?
page summary with "simple" business models.
Define the main features your product or service
There is a third canvas called the Value offers to solve customers’ problems. Think about
Proposition Canvas which helps entrepreneurs the strengths and flaws of each feature.
focus on "jobs to be done" and how a startups'
Key Metrics
value proposition may reduce the pains and
increase the gains in getting those jobs done. Key Metrics allow evaluating the success of
Coupling the Value Proposition with the business processes. Any business needs
Business Model Canvas has been touted by specific metrics for monitoring performance. Fill
some as a more complete approach for startups. in this Lean Canvas section with the most
appropriate metrics for you. A good idea is to
Lean Canvas is a 1-page business plan
visualize a funnel top down.
template created by Ash Maurya that helps you
deconstruct your idea into its key assumptions. It
Customer Segments It can be everything, for example, a great team,
Customer segments are one of the most insider data, personal authority, getting expert
important blocks. It describes the community of endorsements, reputation etc. Just think about
customers or businesses that you are aiming to something you have that no one can buy.
sell your product.
Channels
Channels are the ways to reach your customers'
segments.
Revenue Streams
Cost Structure
Unfair Advantage