Mr Lewis

Tag: business model innovation

  • Good Revenues

    “What makes for good revenues?” You ask. Would you rather own Dollar Shave Club or the Gillette Corporation? Probably the answer is Gillette, because its worth a hell of a lot more. But, the answer could be different tomorrow because of Dollar Shave Club’s good revenues. Gillette was founded in 1904, has 750M customers and…

  • Pricing = Timing

    People talk about price as if its the only thing you negotiate. Its not obviously, but pricing can have interesting impacts on your business and the the timing of your sales. I was at a family function many years ago when an older Jewish real estate agent, took my hand in his vice like grip,…

  • Superprofits from the Arcade

    I just spent a week down on the Mornington Peninsula with the kids over school holidays. I tried to keep my mind on Kite flying and mucking about at the beach, but I came a across a small business that I found just fascinating in how they generated their revenues. On first glance it appeared…