Business Models
Real World Examples
Random / Not entirely club related
Strategy and Competition
Starting a Company
100

What is one business model?

Ex. Subscriptions, advertisements, middleman services (Facebook Marketplace)

100

What company connects travelers with homeowners without owning the homes?

Air BnB

100

How many things were you SUPPOSED to have written down for today.

Three

100

What expensive product do printer companies often sell repeatedly after selling the printer?

Ink
100

Who founded Microsoft

Bill Gates / Paul Allen

200

Name 3 companies that deliver food to your doorstep?

Main responses: Uber eats, Doordash, Hello fresh

200
Which fast food restaurant is #2 worldwide but #1 in north america?

McDonalds

200

Who is the best club exec?

Ando

200

If you think your business has no competition, what should you probably do?

Look more closely for competition

200

What is the first thing you must prepare in a company?

Your business idea in one line

300

What business model connects buyers and sellers and takes a cut of transactions?

Marketplace

300

What is the difference between a stakeholder and a shareholder

Stakeholder is someone who is affected in any way by the business, a shareholder is someone who owns a portion of the company through shares.

300

Who made this Jeopardy?

Ando
300

What business model sells a cheap basic product but makes money from repeat purchases?

Razor and blade model

300

What is the main reason a customer would choose your business over another?

Value proposition

400

What business model charges customers regularly for continued access to a product or service?

Subscription

400

What are the four parts of a value proposition?

Who, problem, what we do, and alternative

400

Who runs chess club?

Wesley / Enze

400

How many sentences should your value proposition be?

One sentence with all four parts filled in.

400

What is an entrepreneur

An entrepreneur is someone who sets up a new venture, taking on financial risk for potential reward.

500

What business model charges customers directly for work done by the hour or project?

Service or agency

500

Why is saying 'we help students study better with AI' a weak value proposition?

It is too generic and doesn't specify the target customer, problem, solution, or alternative.

500

What is the SECOND most popular search engine and the company who owns it? (Google is #1)

Microsoft Bing
500

What should you do if your value proposition could describe 50 different companies?

Narrow your target market or scope.

500

Who is the current CEO of apple?

John Ternus