Feb 11, 2005

The Distruptiveness of Skype's Business Model

Alexander Osterwalder

I have recently started studying, analyzing and comparing the business models of traditional telecommunication companies and Skype’s Voice over IP (VoIP) services based on peer-to-peer (P2P) technology. The study gives interesting insights on the role of the business model concept to analyze different players in a specific industry. It also includes the concepts the concepts of disruptiveness proposed by Clayton Christensen and a method proposed by Farshad Raffi and Paul Kampas. I will make the results available in an article pubished in the coming months.

Interested people can contact me at Alex@BusinessModelDesign.com

2 Responses to “The Distruptiveness of Skype's Business Model”

  1. Anonymous says:

    Hello Alex,

    Did you make any study on how ICT can help developing countries especially in the health sector? If so, I am interested to see your studies.

    I am Thomas. I can be reached on thomaskutty.sebastian@gmail.com

    I am also living and working in Lausanne.

    Thanks
    Greetings
    Thomas

  2. Anonymous says:

    Hello Alex, I would be very interested in reading your paper on Skype’s disruptiveness, as I am currently considering applying for a job in the VoIP world.
    you can reach me at olilaf(at)gmail.com
    Many thanks,
    Olivier

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