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Best business model to chose in 2021.
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Pandemic is the new normal that we will face in the future as well, this is what WHO foretold. Apart from global warming, and climate change, pandemic is also a reality. The only business model that fits in this world of 2021 is innovation. Business around the world must be prepared to innovate. Due to today’s ‘hyper competition’ in a globalizing world, companies in all industries worldwide find themselves competing in ever changing environments. Those changes force companies to rethink their operational business models more frequently and more fundamentally, as innovation based solely on new products and aimed towards local markets is no longer sufficient to sustain their competitiveness and survival. Thus, according to me the Innovation Business Model is best post-pandemic business model for 2021 and beyond.
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Any business model that is sustainable through a pandemic is the only one I would consider. Make sure you start something that won't need bailed out by your government. And with cyber terrorism on the rise your systems better be as secure as possible.
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The most promising thing you can do is build a fanatical brand that consumers love and are die-hard fans, so much so, that they gravitate toward purchase and then sharing those purchasing decisions with friends and family. Integrated marketing communications teaches to start with the brand and work your way back to the consumer through thorough marketing research techniques. Your strategy to start a promising business model would be to have fun and come up with an outrageously creative and revenue-dtiven idea.
Rephrase this question by taking an introspective look at your own strengths & identifying how you can bring value to the world at large, or better yet, a segment of the world.
I've made the mistake of following the heard, 'shiny object syndrome' & chasing the hottest new industry. Often times, by the time an industry is hot, someone in a garage has already been hacking away at it for the past 5-10 years and they're well positioned to own a large segment of the market share.
Don't chase fads, trends, & bubbles. Be the guy hacking away in at their business and your time will come.
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To answer your question more directly, he increase in the number of people starting their own businesses in the US has surged to a 13-year high. People such as yourself perhaps. Solving a need for these new business owners is a massive opportunity. I feel that providing some fashion of digital services to these new business owners is a nice niche to carve out.
Best of luck :)
To find unicorn-worthy ideas and models, apply the startup studio framework. Because that will help you to explore all angles and you will discover a lot of potential opportunities. Better to have lots of ideas upfront, so you can properly rate them and find the top 1-3 that suits you best.
Go through these questions, steps:
1. What is the most desired, biggest vision you want to achieve? What is your most desired "final feeling", that drives you?
2. Gather all the markets, technologies, trends and topics that interest you. Explore these shortly.
3. Assess where you are: what is the market or topic where you achieved past successes? where is your network? what unique skills you have access to? what is the capital you can mobilize to build a new venture?
4. Identify your most important values, circumstances, constraints, that you are not willing or able to change.
5. Which are the top 3-5 businesses that impressed you in the last few years? Why?
At the intersection of these, there will be still multiple markets, trends, ideas. You can judge and sort them by:
- gut feeling / alignment to your personality
- size of the market, the opportunity
- barriers to entry, e.g. capital needed
- timeliness
- feasibility
...
I love to do these brainstorm sessions. We used this approach when launching our startup studio in 2015 and creating our batch of first 12 startups. Give me a call if you want me to drive forward the discussion.
Let's rock 2021 and beyond!
The best business models for 2021 are the “Hyperlocal business model” and “Multi-vendor marketplace business model.”
Why Multi-vendor marketplace business model?
The multi-vendor marketplace business model offers a common platform for multiple sellers and buyers to come together to engage in commerce activities through a dedicated website.
This is a popular type of business model for 2021 as due to the pandemic everything is shifted online. Customers prefer to shop online whereas offline stores have started investing heavily in digitalization. The main focus of offline stores is to register themselves on eligible third-party websites to boost their sales and expand their business online.
The advantages of the Multi-vendor marketplace business model are:
- It captures large markets
- It's a zero inventory model that means minimum or no inventory cost
- More scalable as compared to other business models
Why Hyperlocal business model?
The hyperlocal business model is restricted within a defined geographical circumference. It gives the local offline stores an opportunity to shift online. As per this business model the eCommerce store can collaborate with the local vendors to fulfil the orders.
The advantages of the Hyperlocal Business Model are:
- Opportunity to expand
- Increased upselling revenue margins
- Help provide promote delivery/services
There are the top two business models for the year 2021 that are profitable as per the current demand and growth opportunities in the market.
Whereas other than these there are business models that you can consider. That is:
A) Inventory Based Business Model
B) Click and Collect or Buy Online Pick-up in Store (BOPIS) Business Model
For details related to the above-mentioned business models can be found in the article: https://www.fatbit.com/fab/different-business-models-to-launch-online-grocery-business/?=p or https://www.fatbit.com/fab/online-food-delivery-business-models/?=p
Related Questions
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What companies have successfully implemented both B2B and B2C products or services? Which should I start with for the non-profit sector?
I would suggest the first question to ask is "what problem do I solve?" And of those people I solve problems for "who do I create the most value for?" In the non-profit world you need to add "How does my business help the non-profit run better and/or help the group the non-profit focuses on?" For example, if you've created a platform that drives donations, your company "has created a platform that helps you reach fundraising goals faster." What you don't want to do is market and sell to B2B and B2C audiences simultaneously. They have different ways of buying - a B2B audience needs to have their benefits quantified (using your thing makes me x amount more) - and it's extremely hard for a startup to be able to do both well. Better to start with one, execute really well and move into the other. Feel free to give me a call and we can dig into who your most valuable audience is.AV
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If I have a business idea for a large company, how can I give it to them and mutually profit, without them just taking the idea and squashing me?
Probably not the answer you're looking for, but companies have so many unimplemented ideas that the likelihood of partnering to implement someone else's idea is really low. And besides which, the idea is not something that has much value in and of itself. If you're passionate in the idea, build it yourself. That's the only way you can have leverage.TW
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How can I become an idea person, as a professional title?
One word: Royalties This means you generate the idea and develop it enough to look interesting to a larger company who would be willing to pay you a royalty for your idea. This happens all the time. Rock stars, authors and scientists routinely license their creative ideas to other companies who pay them a royalty. Anyone can do it. Your business, therefore, would be a think tank. You (and your team, if you have one) would consider the world's problems, see what kinds of companies are trying to solve those problems, and then develop compelling solutions that they can license from you. You have to be able to sell your idea and develop a nice presentation, a little market research and an understanding of basic trademark and patent law. The nice thing about doing this is that if you develop enough cool ideas you will have royalties coming in from a lot of different sources, this creates a stable, passive revenue stream that requires little or no work to maintain. Start in your spare time and plan on the process taking 3-5 years. Set a goal to have a few products in the market that provide enough revenue (royalties) to cover your basic living expenses. Then you can quit your day job and dedicate more time and increase the momentum. A good idea business should have dozens, if not hundreds of license contracts generating royalties. It's possible to pull this off. And it is a fun job (I'm speaking from experience).MM
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Where can I find programmers willing to join a growing mobile start up for equity only?
You won't find anyone worth adding to your team willing to work for equity only, no matter how compelling your product and business is. The realities of the talent market for mobile developers anywhere is such that a developer would be foolish to work only for equity unless they are a cofounder and have double digit equity. Happy to talk about hiring and alternatives to full-time hires.TW
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I have this social media idea,but no coding skills. How do I get someone to do the coding (cant afford to pay them) and not give away half of my idea?
Dilip was very kind in his response. My answer might be a bit on the "tough love" side. But that's for you to decide. My intention, just for the record, is to help you (and those like you) on your path to success. And that starts with having a viable philosophy about entrepreneurial-ism and business. And I'm going to answer this because I get asked some form / version of this question very frequently from newcomers to entrepreneurial-ism. The scenario goes something like this: "I have a great idea. It's amazing, I love it, and I just KNOW it's gonna make me a ton of money. But I have no money right now so I can't afford to (fill in the blank with things like "to build it / create it / market it / etc" or "to hire the required staff needed to work in my business to sell it / develop it / etc"). And I don't want to tell anyone about my great idea because I'm worried someone will steal it and make MY million / billion dollars. But I can't afford to legally protect it either... So how do I launch without the skills to personally create the product AND no money to hire anyone else to do that either??" The answer is ... You don't. Look - let's be honest. All you have is an idea. Big deal. Really. I'm not saying it's not a good idea. I'm not saying that if properly executed it couldn't make you a million / billion dollars... But an idea is NOT a business. Nor is it an asset. Until you do some (very important) initial work - like creating a business model, doing customer development, creating a MVP, etc - all you really have is a dream. Right now your choices are: 1. Find someone with the skills or the money to develop your idea and sell them on WHY they should invest in you. And yes, this will mean giving up either a portion of the "ownership" or of future income or equity. And the more risk they have to take - the more equity they will want (and quite frankly be entitled to). 2. Learn how to code and build it yourself. MANY entrepreneurs without financial resources are still resourceful. They develop the skills needed to create what they don't have the money to pay someone else to do. 3. Get some cash so you can pay someone to do the coding. You'll probably have to have some knowledge of coding to direct the architecture of your idea. So you will likely still have to become knowledgeable even if its not you personally doing the coding. (This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of options... And I'm sure some of the other experts here on Clarity have others to add - and I hope they do) To wrap up - Here's my final tip to you that I hope you "get"... It's FAR more valuable to have an idea that a very specific hungry crowd is clamoring for right now - One that THEY would love and pay you for right now - Maybe even one they'd pre-order because they just have to have it - Versus YOU being in love with your own idea. [Notice I didn't say "an idea that some as-of-yet-undetermined market would probably love"] I wish you the best of luck moving forward.DB
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