Book

Business Model Generation

Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur · strategyzer.com Paid Beginner

The book that introduced the canvas, co-created by 470 practitioners from 45 countries, with worked examples of business models taken apart box by box.

  • Read the patterns section to see how familiar businesses fit the canvas.
  • Use it as a reference, not a cover-to-cover read.
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The question it answers

  1. What is a business model canvas, and how do I fill one in?

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