Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Learning Goals
Outline
Dealing with investors
Activities
Pivoting to a repeatable & scalable business mode
Activities
Making the product Whole
Activities
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Learning Goals
Assess the prerequisites and implications of raising external capital to ensure alignment with hypergrowth expectations and equity dilution.
Execute a pivot to transform a manual, temporary business model into a repeatable and scalable architecture through automation or revenue model shifts.
Understand what it takes to cross the chasm between early-adopters and mainstream customers
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Dealing with investors
Raising money from investors is often presented as a milestone of success for startups. In reality, it is one of the most consequential strategic decisions an entrepreneur can make. Beyond funding, it reshapes governance, priorities, risk tolerance, and the pace at which the company must grow. The question is not can you raise money? but should you—and whether your startup, your team, and your life are ready for the implications that follow.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Did you know...
Only a very small percentage of successful startups do raise vneture capital
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Videos
The videos will allow you to explore the topics covered in this module in greater depth. Feel free to keep a notepad handy to jot down key points of interest to share during live sessions.
Go
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Dealing with investors
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
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Quick exercise on the video you've just seen.
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Pivoting to a repeatable & scalable business mode
Getting early customers is a victory—but it can also be a trap. Many startups confuse traction with scalability and delay the moment where their business model must evolve. Once Product–Market Fit is reached, improvisation becomes a liability. At that point, the challenge is no longer to sell, but to design a business model that can repeat, scale, and survive growth without breaking the organization.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Did you know...
Pivoting does not always signal something that doesn't work. A successful Go-To-Market may still require a pivot to move forward.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Pivoting to a repeatable & scalable business mode
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Test yourself!
Quick exercise on the video you've just seen.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
1/3
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Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
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Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Making the product Whole
Many startups believe that once Product–Market Fit is achieved, growth will naturally follow. In reality, in reality, the next obstacle awaits. What convinced early adopters is rarely enough for mainstream customers. Scaling requires more than a great product—it requires a complete solution that removes risk, friction, and uncertainty. This is the moment when startups must stop thinking “minimal” and start thinking “whole.”
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Did you know...
The fact that early-adopters are buying the product does not convince mainstream customers to do so.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Making the product Whole
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Test yourself!
Quick exercise on the video you've just seen.
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Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
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Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Learning Goals
Outline
Dealing with investors
Activities
Pivoting to a repeatable & scalable business mode
Activities
Making the product Whole
Activities
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Learning Goals
Assess the prerequisites and implications of raising external capital to ensure alignment with hypergrowth expectations and equity dilution.
Execute a pivot to transform a manual, temporary business model into a repeatable and scalable architecture through automation or revenue model shifts.
Understand what it takes to cross the chasm between early-adopters and mainstream customers
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Dealing with investors
Raising money from investors is often presented as a milestone of success for startups. In reality, it is one of the most consequential strategic decisions an entrepreneur can make. Beyond funding, it reshapes governance, priorities, risk tolerance, and the pace at which the company must grow. The question is not can you raise money? but should you—and whether your startup, your team, and your life are ready for the implications that follow.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Did you know...
Only a very small percentage of successful startups do raise vneture capital
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Videos
The videos will allow you to explore the topics covered in this module in greater depth. Feel free to keep a notepad handy to jot down key points of interest to share during live sessions.
Go
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Dealing with investors
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Test yourself!
Quick exercise on the video you've just seen.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
1/3
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
2/3
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
3/3
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Pivoting to a repeatable & scalable business mode
Getting early customers is a victory—but it can also be a trap. Many startups confuse traction with scalability and delay the moment where their business model must evolve. Once Product–Market Fit is reached, improvisation becomes a liability. At that point, the challenge is no longer to sell, but to design a business model that can repeat, scale, and survive growth without breaking the organization.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Did you know...
Pivoting does not always signal something that doesn't work. A successful Go-To-Market may still require a pivot to move forward.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Pivoting to a repeatable & scalable business mode
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Test yourself!
Quick exercise on the video you've just seen.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
1/3
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
2/3
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
3/3
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Making the product Whole
Many startups believe that once Product–Market Fit is achieved, growth will naturally follow. In reality, in reality, the next obstacle awaits. What convinced early adopters is rarely enough for mainstream customers. Scaling requires more than a great product—it requires a complete solution that removes risk, friction, and uncertainty. This is the moment when startups must stop thinking “minimal” and start thinking “whole.”
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Did you know...
The fact that early-adopters are buying the product does not convince mainstream customers to do so.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Making the product Whole
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Test yourself!
Quick exercise on the video you've just seen.
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
1/3
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
2/3
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
3/3
Topic 3.1 Finding the Business Model
Chapter completed!
Let's move on to Chapter 2by pressing Exit Activity.