LibGuides: Business Plans: Business Models

Dr. Alex Osterwalder

Author, speaker and advisor with a particular focus on business model innovation, strategic management and management innovation.

Alex Osterwalder
Alexander Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas
A tool to visualize, challenge and (re-) invent business models used by leading organizations around the world. Can be downloaded for free.
Business Model Alchemist
A blog by Alexander Osterwalder.
Business Model Generation
A website based on the his book "Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers". Access to the Business Model Canvas and other tools.
Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers
A global bestseller on the topic of business model innovation. Access to eBook available to York community

MaRS Business Model Design
For basic principles of value propositions and business model, download the first two workbooks: Business Model Design and Crafting Your Value Proposition.
Business Model Analysis, Part 1 – Key Questions
A blog post by a professor at Harvard Business School who studies entrepreneurship and lean startups.
Internet Business Models
An extensive list of online business model resources, including a list of case studies for companies such as eBay and Facebook. Select "Translate this Page" for English version.