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How to Use the Lean Canvas to Validate Your Business Model
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How to Use the Lean Canvas to Validate Your Business Model

Taught in English

Omodiaogbe Samuel

Instructor: Omodiaogbe Samuel

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Intermediate level

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2 Hours
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No downloads or installation required
Only available on desktop
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What you'll learn

  • Identify the customers and their problems which the current providers in the market have not addressed

  • Differentiate yourself in the marketplace by offering your customers better solutions than the existing ones

  • Determine your performance as you pivot and iterate with the canvas to derive ideal business model

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Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 Hours
Learn at your own pace
No downloads or installation required
Only available on desktop
Hands-on learning

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About this Guided Project

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. Task 1: Introduction: By the end of this task, you will explain the Lean Canvas

  2. Task 2: Problem: By the end of this task, you will articulate problems of the customer

  3. Task 3: Customer Segment: By the end of this task, you will determine the customer segment

  4. Task 4: Unique Value Proposition: By the end of this task, you will propose your values

  5. Task 5: Solution and Channels: By the end of this task, you will state the solution and the channels

  6. Task 6: Revenue and Cost: By the end of this task, you will enumerate the revenue streams and the cost structure

  7. Task 7: Metrics and Advantage: By the end of this task, you will determine the key matrices and the unfair advantage

  8. Task 8: Iteration: By the end of this task, you will innovate with the canvas

Recommended experience

Familiarity with basic business terms

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Instructor

Omodiaogbe Samuel
Coursera Project Network
25 Courses12,301 learners

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  • Skill-based, hands-on learning

    Practice new skills by completing job-related tasks.

  • Expert guidance

    Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.

  • No downloads or installation required

    Access the tools and resources you need in a pre-configured cloud workspace.

  • Available only on desktop

    This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.

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