About a year ago, my pal Nick De Mey (http://www.nickdemey.be/) from Board of Innovation (http://www.boardofinnovation.com/) shared a great slidedeck about the 10 business models that rocked 2010 (http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/07/10-business-models-that-rocked-2010/).
This year, the Board identified 7 business models that failed in 2011 (http://www.boardofinnovation.com/2012/01/19/learn-from-the-7-business-models-that-failed-in-2011/) (Slideshare link (http://www.slideshare.net/boardofinnovation/7-business-models-that-got-shot-in-2011-by-nickdemey-11109603)).
Learn from the failures of Airbnb (which, for the record, is doing great (http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/17/with-focus-on-international-expansion-airbnb-comes-to-android-and-revamps-mobile-web-offerings/) but did enjoy some PR backlash (http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/01/airbnb-offers-unconditional-apology-and-50000-insurance-guarantee/) in 2011), HiGear (the 'Airbnb for luxury cars' that just folded (http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/01/luxury-car-sharing-service-higear-shuts-down-due-to-theft/)), Swoopo (http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/27/goodnight-swoopo-the-pay-per-bid-auction-site-is-dead/), Nokia (http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/26/nokia-lets-call-it-a-comeback/), RIM (http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/18/should-rim-abandon-ship/), Netflix (http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/10/netflix-fire-your-customers/), Bitcoin (http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/18/bitcoin-crazy/) and two companies outside of the tech industry: Dexia and Southwest Airlines.
The presentation is best viewed in full-screen.
Are there any business models you would have included in the list?
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