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Why even capital backed ventures need a plan B
Most new ventures, even those with venture capital backing share one common characteristic. They fail. A leading academic who will speak at London Business School’s Global Leadership Summit, argues that the typical start-up process, largely driven by poorly conceived business plans and based on untested assumptions, is seriously flawed.
John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, London Business School and acclaimed author of “Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model”, says: “There is a better way to launch new ideas—without wasting years of your time and loads of investors’ money.
“This better way is about discovering a business model that really works: a Plan B which grows out of the original idea, builds on it, and once it’s in place, enables the business to grow rapidly and prosper.”
If the founders of Google, Starbucks, or PayPal had stuck to their original business plans, Dr Mullins says, we would likely never have heard of them. Instead, they made radical changes to their initial models, became household names, and delivered huge returns for their founders and investors.
“It’s an uncomfortable fact”, says Dr Mullins, “But developing a better business is absolutely achievable, provided entrepreneurs quantitatively address five crucial elements.”
Five ways to transform your business model
Dr Mullins will speak on business model innovation at London Business School’s Global Leadership Summit in collaboration with Deloitte, alongside: