Business model Quote by Alexander Osterwalder

“One way multi-sided platforms solve this problem is by subsidizing a Customer Segment. Though a platform operator incurs costs by serving all customer groups,…

— Alexander Osterwalder

A platform is essentially a business model that thrives because of the participation and value added from third parties with only incremental effort from…

— Om Malik

In a two-sided market, focusing on the customer will increase a business's ability to extract value from the supply side.

— Marc Randolph

Our line of business structure has served us very well in the past, when customer segments and product requirements were very distinct.

— John T. Chambers

“Hypothesis: The client should enter one segment of the XYZ market. One segment of the market is growing and attractive. Client has at least…

— Victor Cheng

The purpose of a business is to create customers.

— Sam Wyly

Have a core concept, but wrap it in a full business model.

— Scott D. Anthony

The purpose of a business is to create a customer.

— Peter Drucker

“Understanding a business model requires not only knowing the compositional elements, but also grasping the interdependencies between elements. This is easier to express visually…

— Alexander Osterwalder

We have to have a business model that can be a sustainable and acceptable one to both regulators and the other stakeholders, clients, and…

— Sergio Ermotti

You pick what your customers want, not what your entrenched business model may require you to do.

— Marc Randolph

“Rule No. 5: No Business Plan Survives First Contact with Customers So Use a Business Model Canvas”

— Steven Gary Blank