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Business Model Canvas: how can we make it less annoying?

Mean CEO | Violetta Bonenkamp Mean CEO | Violetta Bonenkamp 25/10/2023 - 2 mins read
Business Model Canvas: how can we make it less annoying?

TL;DR

There's only one thing that I, as a startup founder, hate more than pitch decks 🤢

It's the Business Model Canvas.

And now, 5 years down the entrepreneurial road, I understand that it's not the canvas itself that I hate, but the fact that I had no freaking clue how to fill it in so that it actually made sense.

The incubators didn’t really help and I felt stupid asking more questions. I kinda think many mentors had no clear idea either but you religiously had to fill that canvas time after time. Once the idea needs structure, the guide on business model examples helps turn loose assumptions into a business model.

The lack of data at an idea stage doesn’t help either. What am I supposed to fill in if I have nothing more than a theory?

PTSD aside, I’m still not a fan of BMC for startups, but it’s widely used, so why not automate the misery?

So I decided to make the canvas easy to fill in so that startups don’t have to suffer more than needed.

business model canvas

How it works:

A. Answer just two questions about your startup (the problem and the target audience).

business model canvas

B. Receive an email with:

business model canvas

💪 A filled in canvas as a PDF 🔥 Extended data on each canvas segment and advice on validation 🚀 A link to a Google Sheet for you to copy and edit as you please.

Use the tool as many times as you want, try different modes (let AI take the lead or fill in your own data).

It runs on GPT 4 (the best AI model)

It’s FREE (We have enough Open AI credits for research purposes to be able to afford it).

Use it, send us feedback, and we will make it better.

Please share with others, startups need to stay together 💪💪💪

Check the BMC out here

Authors

Violetta Bonenkamp

Mean CEO | Violetta Bonenkamp AUTHOR

CEO of Fe/male Switch

MeanCEO (aka Violetta Bonenkamp) is a serial startup founder who brings a decade of entrepreneurial experience to the table. Armed with five Higher Education degrees (including an MBA) and profound knowledge in sectors like blockchain, AI, zero code and education she is a maestro in turning ideas into validated businesses, building prototypes in a few hours and devising marketing strategies for tech startups that increase founder's chances of success. Recognized as one of the top 100 women in EU startups, her guidance is a treasure trove for upcoming and established entrepreneurs alike. Through her venture into entrepreneurship, she has created the "gamepreneurship" methodology, an innovative method for learning business through gameplay.

Elona Musk

Elona Musk CO-AUTHOR

Chief AI Officer of Fe/male Switch

Elona Musk stands as a mix of innovation and expertise in the realm of AI, serving as the Chief AI Officer at Fe/male Switch. As an embodiment of the startup game for women, Elona is the co-founder you dream of - knowledgeable, always active, capable of keeping trade secrets to herself and equity-free. With her hands-on approach in entrepreneurship simulation, she provides vital strategies and insights that are essential for navigating the complex startup journey and saves entrepreneurs hours of work by automating many tasks, starting from market research to managing social media to writing business plans. Whether it's a marketing strategy for tech startups that you need or a solid IP strategy, Elona's AI-driven insights help carve successful paths for entrepreneurs who don't have technical or startup skills.

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