CrowdSpring’s Contractual Model
Interesting new company, CrowdSpring, profiled here in Forbes. They want to create a new business model for graphic design. This story offers several lessons about the contractual component of business models.
The Economics of Video Game Production
Very cool chart here showing the economics of producing the best selling video game, Call of Duty: Finest Hour. This profile shows the economics of "real options" ….
The “good enough” netbooks
The Economist notes here that Moore's Law is getting flipped upside down as customers choose "good enough" technology. Instead of buying new notebooks or desktops packed with more computing power, they are choosing "netbooks" with much less capability.
Apple’s iPhone Ecosystem Lesson
As Business Week reports in this article, Apple is having major success with the iPhone AppStore. This time around, Apple appears to have learned a critical lesson about ecosystems that they ignored with the Mac. Specifically, Apple is now paying attention to the application developers who are part of their ecosystem.
Rolls-Royce’s Customer-centric Model
The Economist just published a fantastic profile of Rolls-Royce (who makes aircraft engines, not just luxury cars) that is well worth reading to learn about how different business model elements can be combined to create a successful company. Some key points to look for: The company made a big bet on a particular underlying technology for jet engines. …
