<h2>Topics</h2><p><br></p><p>No one invests in weak business models, and no successful business is built on one. Duh!</p><br><p>Yet most early stage startups and other innovative efforts have generally terrible foundation that go on to plague them in their later stages. Without a crystal clear understanding exactly how your company meets the four basic components of any business model, you are doomed to fail.</p><br><p>This is the first in 6-part deep dive on business models.</p><h2><br></h2><h2>Sponsors</h2><p><em>Inside the Box with JDM</em> is sponsored by <a href="https://rightbox.co" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Right Box</a>, a bespoke team of entrepreneurs and innovators who help startup founders find the quickest past to traction â€” or fail fast trying.</p><h2><br></h2><h2>Links</h2><ul><li>JDM's website: <a href="https://jdm.bio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jdm.bio</a></li><li>This podcast has a new home! <a href="https://insidethebox.show" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">insidethebox.show</a></li></ul><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

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Launching a startup and finding traction is hard. Like, really freaking hard. Join startup advisor and design thinker Josh David Miller as he dives deep into how successful entrepreneurs and innovators think. If you want to learn how to take your startup to market and find traction faster, don’t miss an episode!Sponsored by The Right Box, a bespoke design thinking group that helps startups find traction — or fail fast trying. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.