Twitter was recently purchased by the eccentric and iconoclastic billionaire Elon Musk and a syndicate of investors for $44B. The premise of the purchase? Freedom of speech and Business Model Innovation (BMi). The non-censorship has… Read More »Business Model Innovation – Twitter Blue
German-based N26 came out of the gates strong in the early challenger banking days with its lifestyle-oriented brand. Since their red-hot days in late 2019, they have sputtered strategically, but are now trying to reverse… Read More »Strategy & Business Model – N26 Brazil
Australian-based Afterpay was one of the early pioneers in the BNPL (Buy-Now-Pay-Later) credit space, turning it into a $25 Billion+ sensation. Now the company is embarking on a strategy that shifts the business model towards… Read More »Strategy & Business Model – Afterpay Money
Revolut was one of the high flyers in the early days of challenger banking. More recently, it is the Chimes, SoFis, and Nubanks that are stealing the spotlight. But the UK-based disruptor has shifted gears… Read More »Strategy & Business Model – Revolut Super App
As retail reinvents itself (New Retail) in real-time, there is a simultaneous battle happening at the checkout as BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) battle it out in the world’s biggest retail market, the USA. Retail… Read More »New Retail – BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later)
What is Business Model Innovation? Innovation using the Business Model as the main mechanism, rather than product or technological innovation. Reinventing a business model – or creating a new one – is a matter of… Read More »Business Model Innovation (BMi) – Defined
Buy-Now-Pay-Later is an emergent layer in the Credit space, serving as a new way for consumers to pay for goods in the same way that they used to ‘layaway’ concept that was pioneered by department… Read More »Business Model Innovation – BNPL (Buy-Now-Pay-Later)
Unbundle. Rebundle. As trust in the mainstream media (MSM) continues to collapse, new business models are emerging in the media space as the race to reform and innovate heats up. The advent of Subscription platforms… Read More »Business Model Innovation – Future Media Bundle
Connecting the Dots. Is a Factory-to-Consumer (F2C) model the gateway to scaling up a Made-to-Order model where consumers and factories are only one hop away? We dive into the Business Model Innovation (BMi) behind two… Read More »Business Model Innovation: Made-to-Order Fashion
The Sustainable Fashion market is heating up and with that comes new market entrants – big and small. While everything sustainable sounds innovative and exciting, the realities of any new segment in retail is that… Read More »Sustainable Fashion Marketplace Business Model