This page is an attempt to catalog different types of business models and list examples of companies with effective implementations of each.
Advertising Platforms
enabling advertisers to deliver their messages
- Google AdWords+AdSense
- Urban Airship
- Foursquare
Advertising Creation
- Wieden+Kennedy
Productivity Tools
Decreasing costs to businesses
- Salesforce, Highrise CRM
- Basecamp, project management software
- Github
Utilities
Saving time in implementation
- Urban Airship
- PusherApp / PubNub
- Airbrake
- IDEs
- Github
Lifestyle
- Home entertainment products (TVs, Home Theater, etc)
- Kitchen products
Analytics
Help businesses/advertisers to know how effectively they are spending their money
- Google Analytics
- Urban Airship
Critical Mass
Services that work better when there is a critical mass of users on them.
- Disqus
Aggregate Data
Services that can take advantage of aggregate data from all its users.
- Google Analytics
Basic Needs
How do these differentiate among themselves?
- Food - grocery stores
- Home supplies
- Business/office supplies
