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What is one benefit of usage-based pricing for customers?
How does a more collaborative ecosystem benefit businesses?
What is a characteristic of an agile and adaptive organization?
What innovative approach does Healx use to match treatments to patients?
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What challenge do pharmaceutical companies face in the rare disease market?
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What is a crucial element in linking a new technology to an emerging market need?
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How many features were identified as essential for a transformative business model?
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Which company is cited as having a successful transformative business model through asset sharing?
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What does a closed-loop process in a business model primarily replace?
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Which feature is characterized by products or services that are tailored to individual customer needs?
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What correlates with a higher chance of success in transformative business models?
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Which feature includes the sharing of costly assets among users?
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What percentage of hotel room supply in New York does Airbnb represent?
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What is a significant benefit of usage-based pricing for companies?
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How does Healx leverage technology in its approach to treating rare diseases?
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What characteristic of organizations enhances their ability to adjust in real-time according to market needs?
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What role does collaboration with supply chain partners play in a more collaborative ecosystem?
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Which of the following was NOT an essential feature identified in Healx's model?
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Which of the following features is NOT identified as essential to a transformative business model?
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How can companies assess their likelihood of successfully transforming their business model?
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Which of the following statements best describes how a closed-loop process benefits a business model?
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What key concept is emphasized when describing how a business model creates and captures value?
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Which company exemplifies the feature of asset sharing effectively?
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What is a defining characteristic of a personalized product or service offered in transformative business models?
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the correlation between features and business model success?
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In which industry is Airbnb's transformative business model primarily challenging traditional economics?
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What innovative feature does Healx's platform utilize to enhance treatment matching for rare-disease patients?
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Which of the following statements best characterizes the importance of a collaborative ecosystem in business innovation?
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How does usage-based pricing primarily benefit companies in a transformative business model?
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In what way does an agile and adaptive organization utilize technology differently than traditional structures?
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What is one of the key challenges that Healx addresses in the rare disease pharmaceutical market?
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Which key feature of a transformative business model relates to the recycling of used products?
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What is a primary benefit of asset sharing as identified in transformative business models?
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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the number of features in a business model and its success?
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In the context of transformative business models, what role does technology play?
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Which transformative feature improves a company's ability to adapt to immediate customer needs?
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How do companies evaluate their likelihood of transformative success in a new business model?
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What is the key characteristic of a collaborative ecosystem in transformative business models?
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Which company is highlighted as having a transformative business model by utilizing platform technology?
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Study Notes
Transformative Business Models
- A transformative business model links a new technology to an emerging market need.
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Six essential features for a transformative business model:
- Personalization: Tailoring products or services to individual needs.
- Closed-Loop Process: Recycling and reducing resource costs.
- Asset Sharing: Sharing costly assets via marketplaces.
- Usage-Based Pricing: Charging for usage instead of outright purchase.
- Collaborative Ecosystem: Improving collaboration and risk allocation.
- Agile and Adaptive Organization: Adapting to market needs through technology.
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Case study: Healx, a tech venture focusing on rare disease treatments.
- Healx utilizes a platform leveraging big data and analytics to match treatments to rare-disease patients.
- Aims to address the challenge of small rare-disease markets and high drug prices.
- Healx's initial business model incorporates asset sharing, personalization, and a collaborative environment.
- AI adds agility in patient treatment.
The Importance of Transformative Business Models
- Apple's iPod and iTunes revolutionized the audio devices market.
- Airbnb disrupted the hotel business by leveraging platform technology.
- Uber incorporates five of the six essential features.
- Airbnb represents 19.5% of hotel room supply in New York and operates in 192 countries, accounting for 5.4% of room supply.
Challenges of Transformative Business Models
- Many attempts to introduce new business models fail.
- High drug prices in the rare disease market present a challenge.
- Soliris, a drug for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, costs around $500,000 per patient-year.
Transformative Business Model
- A transformative business model links new technology to emerging market needs.
- Examples of successful transformative business models:
- Apple (iPod and iTunes, revolutionized the audio devices market)
- Uber (claims five of the six key transformative features)
- Six features are essential for a transformative business model:
- Personalization: Tailoring products/services to individual needs (using technology for competitive pricing)
- Closed-loop Process: Replacing linear consumption with recycling, reducing resource costs
- Asset Sharing: Sharing costly assets (Airbnb with homeowners, Uber with car owners) through two-sided marketplaces
- Usage-based Pricing: Charging for product/service use instead of purchase, benefiting both customers and companies
- Collaborative Ecosystem: Improving collaboration with supply chain partners, enabling better risk allocation and cost reductions
- Agile and Adaptive Organization: Moving away from traditional hierarchies, allowing real-time market adaptation
- Case Study: Healx
- Focuses on personalized medicine for rare diseases
- Leverages big data and analytics to match treatments with patients (across multiple databases)
- Initial business model leverages three features: asset sharing, personalization, and collaborative environment
- With AI, Healx can add agility to patient treatment, enhancing its transformative qualities
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Key Challenges and Opportunities:
- Pharmaceutical companies face issues with small rare-disease markets and high pricing (e.g., Soliris costs $500,000/patient-year)
- Technological advancements like big data and AI can solve these issues, create new opportunities for transformation
Transformative Business Model
- A transformative business model links new technology with emerging market needs.
- A successful example is Apple's combination of the iPod and iTunes.
- Analysis of 40 companies identified six key features of transformative business models:
- Personalization
- Closed-loop process
- Asset sharing
- Usage-based pricing
- Collaborative ecosystem
- Agile and adaptive organization
- Companies can rate themselves on these features to assess their potential for transformative change.
- Airbnb is a prime example of a transformative business model.
- It disrupts the traditional hotel industry with 19.5% of the hotel room supply in New York.
- The company operates in 192 countries, accounting for 5.4% of room supply globally.
- Healx, a tech venture in personalized medicine, is a case study of a transformative model.
- The company addresses the challenge of small rare-disease markets and high drug costs.
- Healx utilizes big data technology and analytics across multiple databases.
- This allows for efficient matching of treatments to rare-disease patients.
- Healx's initial business model incorporates three transformative features:
- Asset sharing
- Personalization
- Collaborative environment
- The use of AI enhances the company’s agility and transformative power.
Six Key Features of Transformative Business Models
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Personalization: Products and services tailored to individual consumer needs.
- Leverage technology for competitiveness.
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Closed-loop process: Replaces linear consumption with recycling.
- Reduces resource costs.
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Asset sharing: Enables sharing costly assets via two-sided online marketplaces.
- Unlocks value for both sides.
- Examples: Airbnb and Uber
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Usage-based pricing: Charges based on product or service usage.
- Benefits both customers and company.
- Collaborative ecosystem: Technology enhances collaboration with supply chain partners for cost reduction.
- Agile and adaptive organization: Move away from traditional hierarchical decision-making to respond to market needs in real-time.
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Explore the innovative features of transformative business models that connect new technologies with emerging market needs. This quiz covers essential characteristics such as personalization and asset sharing, along with a case study on Healx and its approach to rare disease treatments. Test your understanding of how these models affect business dynamics and market adaptation.
