Business Models

What is Context Analysis?

Video explains the context analysis concept.

Understanding a Global Health Value Chain

Video introduces the global health value chain concept.

Are SBIR Grants Right For You?

Video explains the Small Business Innovation Research grants program.

What is a Value Proposition?

Video details the key components of a value proposition, and offers a case study of a successful real-life value proposition.

4 Ways to Develop an Exit Strategy from Philanthropy

Video highlights four ways global health early-stage innovators can develop an exit strategy from philanthropy.

Introduction to Strategy Mapping

Video outlining the strategy mapping process for early-stage innovators.

Idea2Entrepreneur Talent Tool

Online self-assessment and guided action plan for growing entrepreneurial leadership skills and capabilities.

Thinking Like an Entrepreneur: How Do I Know Which Path to Market is Right for Me?

Video highlighting three different pathways to commercialization: new venture, partnership, and licensing.

Pathways to Scale: Toolkit for Shaping a Pathway to Scale

Exercises to help innovators assess the capabilities and resources needed to scale-up their innovation, identify the scaling model most suited to them, and raise the…

Pathways to Scale: A Guide for Early-Stage Global Health Innovators on Business Models and Partnership Approaches to Scale-Up

Guide to help early-stage innovators develop business models and partnership approaches that align with the development of their products, and envision potential pathways to bring…

Thinking Like an Entrepreneur: How Do I Know Which Path to Market is Right for Me?

Worksheet to guide innovators through the process of analyzing a target market.

Thinking Like an Entrepreneur: How Do I Know Which Path to Market is Right for Me? Handout

Lesson handout to help innovators think about different commercialization pathways.

Scaling Your Company

Online modules highlighting the startup scaling process.

Why PI’s and Founders Need to Get Out of the Building

Video with Steve Blank on the impact of customer interviews.

What if You’re a Visionary?

Video highlighting the challenges of getting venture capital investment for a visionary product or market.

Talking to Humans

Book that outlines the practicalities of finding, conducting, and synthesizing stakeholder interviews.

Strategy Mapping

Video introducing Strategy Mapping, a method that applies design thinking to the strategic planning process.

Stop Telling Yourself What You Want to Believe

Video with Steve Blank on finding and understanding customer segments with a student.

NextBillion

Website for NextBillion, a community of business leaders, social entrepreneurs, NGO managers, policy makers, academics and others exploring the connection between development and enterprise.

Narrowing the Focus

Video of Steve Blank talking with a team about how interviews helped them narrow their focus.