Business Model Canvas
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
A framework that uses a single diagram to describe how a company creates, delivers, and captures value. It includes nine building blocks: customer segments, value propositions, channels, customer relationships, revenue streams, key resources, key activities, key partnerships, and cost structure.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Business panoramic scan. It forces you to systematically think about "where money comes from and where it goes." Many entrepreneurs focus only on the product, ignoring key modules such as channels and customer relationships, leading to an incomplete business model.
Anchor fast decisions
Proposed by Osterwalder, it uses a nine-box grid (customer segments, value propositions, channels, customer relationships, revenue streams, key resources, key activities, key partnerships, cost structure) to describe on one page how a company creates, delivers, and captures value.
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