Business Model Trend

Trends Impact on FRONTSTAGE

-3 = New entrants are gaining traction with cheaper, better, or substitute products and services that may make our business model obsolete.

+3 = Competition for our products and services is shrinking and our products and services are likely to gain traction and benefit from that.
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-3 = The markets in which we are active are projected to shrink significantly over the coming years.

+3 = The markets in which we are active are projected to grow significantly over the coming years.
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-3 = Various trends (tech, cultural, demographics) are reducing the friction for our customers to leave us and never come back.

+3 = Various trends are making it harder for our customers to desert us and the friction for them to leave is increasing.
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-3 = Social and cultural trends that are projected to grow are driving customers away from us (e.g., sustainability, fashion, etc.).

+3 = Various trends are making it harder for our customers to desert us and the friction for them to leave is increasing.
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Trends Impact on BACKSTAGE

-3 = Technology trends that substantially undermine our business model or make it obsolete are gaining traction.

+3 = Technology trends that substantially strengthen our business model are gaining traction.
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-3 = New regulations make our business model significantly more expensive or impossible to operate and give our competitors an advantage.

+3 = New regulations make our business model significantly cheaper or easier to operate and give us a competitive advantage over our competitors.
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-3 = Suppliers and value chain actors are changing in a way that puts our business model at risk.

+3 = Suppliers and value chain actors are changing in a way that radically strengthens our business model.
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Trends Impact on PROFIT FORMULA

-3 = An economic downturn in the next six months would be lethal to our business model (e.g., due to high cost structure, debt obligations, etc.).

+3 = Our business model is resilient and would even benefit if an economic downturn happened in the next six months (e.g., due to weak competitors).
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-3 = Our business model depends on key resources or other factors that may be affected by geopolitical or other external forces (e.g., commodity prices, trade wars, etc.).

+3 = Our business model does not depend on key resources or other factors that are affected by geopolitical or other external forces (e.g., commodity prices, trade wars, etc.).
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-3 =There are a significant amount of venture capital funding start-ups in our arena and this has grown over the last six months.

+3 = There are little to no venture capital funding start-ups in our arena.
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