There are many examples of inspiring business models and business model innovators described and referenced on this blog and elsewhere. To provide a quick read with popular examples, a list of business model innovators is presented below. Please feel free to comment or contact me on great business model examples that you find missing.
Amazon - Leveraging assets
Launched in 1994 as an online book seller, Amazon has constantly altered its business model leveraging its assets and capabilities to generate new business… Read more
Apple - Providing convenient solutions
Apple has revolutionized the computer industry, the music industry and now the mobile phone industry, and the classic example is iPod and iTunes… Read more
Better Place aims to use the margin between electricity and gas to subsidize the cost of new electric cars, even providing electric cars for free... Read more
Etsy - Mass customization of artsAggregating the long tail in an online marketplace for handmade goods with the goal to enable people around the world to make a living making things… Read more
Gillette - Razor and blades
Gillette's success with its razors and blades is a story about superior technology, design and the use of control mechanisms, foremost patents… Read more
Lego - Turning users into developers
Lego has turned its most loyal users into designers and co-creators of their own products. More than 30000 kits have been shared so far… Read more
Tata Motors - Modular distribution
Tata Nano is not only cheap to buy it is constructed of modules that can be built and shipped separately to be assembled in a variety of locations.… Read more
Threadless - Dressing the long tail
Threadless was one of the first firms to systematically mine a community for designs, a trend that today can be seen in various industries… Read more
Xerox - Business Innovation in 1959
The company decided to lease the equipment, instead of selling it, at a relatively low cost and then charge a per copy fee for copies in excess of 2000 copies per month… Read more
Zara - a devastating business model
Zara has managed to substantially shorten the time to develop a new product and get it to stores, and in doing so it can react quickly to changing market trends… Read more
More inspiring examples will come, send me your suggestions!
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