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Getting to Plan B John Mullins

Getting to Plan B By John Mullins

Getting to Plan B by John Mullins


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Summary

Succeeding with a new business whether in a corporation or a venture based setting requires taking a leap of faith. But in order to grow, the business needs to morph and adjust many times before it meets the needs of a viable market. This title guides you through specific steps to effectively reinvent your entrepreneurial business model.

Getting to Plan B Summary

Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model by John Mullins

You have a new venture in mind. And you've crafted a business plan so detailed it's a work of art. Don't get too attached to it. As John Mullins and Randy Komisar explain in Getting to Plan B, new businesses are fraught with uncertainty. To succeed, you must change the plan in real time as the inevitable challenges arise. In fact, studies show that entrepreneurs who stick slavishly to their Plan A stand a greater chance of failing-and that many successful businesses barely resemble their founders' original idea. The authors provide a rigorous process for stress testing your Plan A and determining how to alter it so your business makes money, solves customers' needs, and endures. You'll discover strategies for: -Identifying the leap-of-faith assumptions hidden in your plan -Testing those assumptions and unearthing why the plan might not work -Reconfiguring the five components of your business model-revenue model, gross margin model, operating model, working capital model, and investment model-to create a sounder Plan B. Filled with success stories and cautionary tales, this book offers real cases illustrating the authors' unique process. Whether your idea is for a start-up or a new business unit within your organization, Getting to Plan B contains the road map you need to reach success.

Getting to Plan B Reviews

"...it is both a handbook for those already on the way to building a successful business as well as encouraging others to think they could do it." - The Financial Times, September 30, 2009

About John Mullins

John Mullins is Associate Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, and a veteran of three entrepreneurial companies. Randy Komisar is a Partner at venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers and has served as a Consulting Professor of Entrepreneurship at Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Analogs, Antilogs, and Leaps of Faith Chapter 3 Charting Your Flight Path: The Power of Dashboards Chapter 4 Air, Food, and Water: Your Revenue Model Chapter 5 Let's Go Sailing: Your Gross Margin Model Chapter 6 Trimming the Fat: Your Operating Model Chapter 7 Profit Margin: Who Needs It? Your Working Capital Model Chapter 8 It Takes Money to Make Money: Your Investment Model Chapter 9 Can You Balance a One Legged Stool? Multidimensional Business Models Chapter 10 Getting Started on Getting to Your Plan B

Additional information

GOR002006987
9781422126691
1422126692
Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model by John Mullins
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Harvard Business Review Press
2009-08-01
272
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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