2009 April | Santiago Bilinkis l Risk and Reward

Example: Building a business model

Considering that there are many people who asked to see an example of what I have built, instead of sending it to each person I am going to upload it as a post (it’s too long to be a comment).

It’s a little boring to read, so I recommend that only those that are dying to have an example of what I talked about in the last post, read this. In saying this, I feel liberated to post something long and difficult to follow, and it’s only for the really motivated who want to know more about this. If you get bored, don’t complain! Before you dismiss me, think of the work I did to make this “complexity”.

To get things straight, this is not a complete list. This is a more detailed explanation of how to build a business model in Excel, using Officenet as an example. I have the list that we once used to plan ON before launching but without explaining it would result in something incomprehensible, I think.

Posted by Santiago B. at 29 Apr 09 | Leave your comment

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The First step after the idea

In the post about the theft of ideas I started a discussion thread about the earliest stages of an enterprise. Here I want to talk about another related aspect of launching a business. The post might get a little long or heavy but within it, there is a secret that I believe is key.

Imagine that we have come up with a potential business idea.� What should you do first?� The first thing I do, apart from evaluate my own idea like I was an impartial third-party, is get a helping hand from my old and dear Excel. The majority of people think that in business, Excel only helps with financial projects.� But the reality is that, for me, it is much more than just that.

Posted by Santiago B. at 28 Apr 09 | Leave your comment

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English postings

As you might have noticed, in early 2009 I have stopped posting in English. I tried hard to do both Spanish and English for a few months, but the combo platter of translating and working to develop an English speaking audience proved to be too much for me at this time.

So until I can find the time to resume my English postings, the best I can give you is a link to the Spanish version, translated by Google Translate. I know it’s not perfect… It is not even good. But here it goes:

Take me to the translated Spanish blog