Lesson 13: Mastering the Value Proposition Canvas
58 min.
In this lesson, you will learn how to master the Value Proposition Canvas. Streamline your value propositions and organise them with clarity.
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Lesson 13.1
Mastering the Value Proposition Canvas
Learn how to get your value proposition right with this simple canvas. Find out how to build a product that your customers want. You will thank us later.
58 min.
Lesson Notes
Mastering Value Proposition
- Iterate your ideas until you get it right
- Make customer value explicit
- Tell the story of how you create deliver and capture value
- Don’t be stuck in your product
- Getting the business model and value proposition right
- Value Proposition Canvas is a tool to be used in addition to the Business Model Canvas
Top 10 business mistakes
- Building a product that nobody wants
- Hiring poorly
- Lack of focus
- Fail to execute sales and marketing
- Not having the right co-founders
- Chasing investors and not customers
- Not making sure you have enough money
- Spending too much money
- Failing to ask for help
- Ignoring social media
Hilti Example
- Originally manufactures light machine tools for builders
- Over time, they evolved to kickstart their growth again
- They learned from the customers and found that what customers really wanted was to manage, maintain and replace tools. (Right tools at the right time and right place)
- Hilti Fleet Management – for monthly subscription, hilti help you to track, repair, replace and upgrade our tool at no additional costs.
Hilti’s Business Model Canvas
Value Proposition: High End Machine Tools (New: Online Fleet Management)
Customer Relations: Direct 1 to1 (New: Remains the same)
Channels: Sales Force (New: Web)
Customer Segments: Builders (New: Construction Company CEOs)
Revenue Streams: Transactional Sales (New: Large Long term subscription contracts)
Key Resources: Factories, Patent, Brand Name (New: Inventory)
Key Activities: Manufacturing (New: Service Fleet)
Cost Structure: Manufacturing, Brand (New: Service)
Key Partners: Partners
Difference between BMC AND VPC
Value Proposition: Value Proposition for your customers
Business Model Canvas: To visualise how you are generating revenue
Success = BMC + VMC + Execution