Harvard i-lab | Startup Secrets: Business Model

A disruptive business model is as powerful as a disruptive product or technology. Learn how innovators apply C.O.R.E differentiation, multipliers, and levers to disrupt the market. Find out about “SLIPPERY” products. Connect the dots between building a great product and creating a profitable enterprise. This session also features case studies from Acquia, FormLabs, Diagnostics for…

Startup Secrets: Value Proposition

Learn how to define, evaluate, and build your value proposition to ensure your venture can break out and build a compelling and sustainable business. Learn from Michael Skok, a serial entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, about “pain gain ratios” and other ways to assess whether you are creating, delivering, and harnessing value in your venture. This…

Designing a Customer-Centric Business Model

Simply defined, a business model is how you deliver value to customers and how you make money in return. The most successful business models capture value in concert with the customer. In this session, originally presented in-person at the Harvard Innovation Labs, you’ll learn how to do just that. Michael Skok, founding partner at Underscore…