Tools for Startups and New Ventures

• Financial model – in German language: Finanzmodell_Vorlage_2013-04 (April 2013)
  Excel-Template für die Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung; für Startups und Neuprodukte aus der Software- und Internet-Branche
  Tipps zum Verständnis der Vorgehensweise und zur Anwendung der Vorlage sind in folgenden Artikeln auf Startup-Stuttgart.de beschrieben:
  Finanzmodell für Startups – Teil 1 (März 2013)
  Finanzmodell für Startups – Teil 2 (April 2013)

Presentations

• Caution – HOT! Business Model Generation and the Unique Properties of Digital Business Models
  Presentation at the Product Management Festival 2013, September 16-19, Zurich
  Abstract: Even if your company’s heritage is in the world of traditional (physical) business models, with “software eating the world”, there may be attractive digital business opportunities available to you.
  Digital business models present unique opportunities: their unusual cost structure enables new pricing and revenue models and can yield profit margins that are impossible with traditional business models.
  However, do not underestimate the amount of change that this switch demands from your organization: digital business models also present unique challenges, including the need for extreme speed and agility, a higher risk due to a tendency to promote “winner-take-all” market structures, and cultural challenges in attracting and retaining top talent.