As to continue the last blog entry (on randomizing business model innovation) I made and thanks to all the inspiring comments it raised, I'm starting to think more about this idea of business-model generator.



To sum up for the guys (and girls, of course!) that didn't suffer my prose, here are the main points:



- we can gather a list of all possibilities into the different blocks :… Continue

Eh, I'm back after some days off the hub.



I was reading dozens of business-plans in the last few days while preparing the next incubator selection jury and thinking that a certain quantity of those projects actually needed a stronger business model. And I was also thinking about the part of hazard and luck in innovation from an entrepreneur point of view.

And that idea went on and went on to the point I imagined something funny: if you really want to be creative with your… Continue

Along with my incubator activity, I have an evangelization mission towards students in their first graduation years. The public is not that aware of all entrepreneurial things and my purpose to them is:

- give them the sensation that, yes, even at the age of 20, 21 or 22, you can create your own firm (this is not that normal yet in France, eh!)

- make them understand that the only thing you can do after the "eurêka" moment is to speak about your idea to the most people you can as to… Continue

Hello everybody! I want to share some of the work I did using the template, and have your feedback, insights and advice on how to do best next time :)



My day job consists on running the HEC Business School Incubator, in Paris. Part of it drives me to spend many time with young entrepreneurs, thinking on their projects and specifically on the business model building.



I organized a seminar this week-end with the last 5 startups that entered the incubator earlier in November.… Continue