Razor Razor Blade Business Model

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SOME BUSINESS MODELS HAVE MADE LOTS OF MONEY FOR 123 YEARS

THE RAZOR RAZOR BLADE MODEL IS ONE
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IF YOU THINK HARD

ABOUT YOUR PRODUCT DESIGN
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AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE ONE PART REUSABLE

I.E. SO IT WON'T WEAR OUT EASILY

AND HOW TO MAKE ONE PART BE CONSUMED

I.E. SO IT WILL WEAR OUT AFER USE AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED

YOU HAVE THE BASIC INGREDIENTS OF A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS MODEL

CALLED THE RAZOR RAZOR BLADE MODEL
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THERE ARE SO MANY VARIATIONS OF RAZOR/BLADE MODELS

  • We have found 23 primary variations of this great business model including...
  • Anything that needs a battery, Anything with ink cartridges...
  • Basically, anything that needs a part to be repurchased routinely
  • "Blades" go beyond physical things...they cover services and software.
  • Apple "i" devices are reusable handles. iTunes songs, apps, are blades
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TODAY, AS BRANDS STRUGGLE TO GROW,

THERE MAY SEEM TO BE FEW GOOD, RELIABLE OPTIONS
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RAZOR BLADES AND THEIR REUSABLE "HANDLES"

HAVE TRANSFORMED WELL ESTABLISHED INDUSTRIES

DESIGNING A NEW RAZOR + BLADE MODEL

CAN MAKE YOU A HERO
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