Oracle just released a study on challenges for utility companies when moving to smart grids, i.e. implementing some intelligence in monitoring customer energy consumption and providing consumption based differentiated tariff options. There is a general hype about the possibilities of…
Free: Think about your Business Model
What happens to your business model if limitations are removed or flexibility added ? Listening to the now freely available audio version of Chris Andersons book “Free” I realized that this is not about whether you charge for your product…
Location: Designing a Business Model
Business models for Location-based services and advertising have been discussed for the last decade and the “standard” example is: someone walking in the city and getting messages, ads, promotions from shops, bars or restaurants or information about friends close by.…