Enable Strategy Lab
Lean Canvas Builder
Your whole business model on one page - 9 boxes, filled in with what you actually know.
Ash Maurya's Lean Canvas: Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Unique Value Proposition, Unfair Advantage, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure, and Revenue Streams, laid out on a single page so you can see your whole business model at a glance and spot the gaps.
Included in All Access, or unlock it on its own.
Who it’s for
- Weighing up a new idea and not sure it's worth it?
Start here first: free Academy course
Your Business Model On One Page
Most business plans get written once and never looked at again, partly because they're too long to actually use as a working document. Ash Maurya's Lean Canvas condenses it to 9 boxes that force you to write down the whole shape of your business - and shows you exactly which box you've been avoiding. Avoid the exercise and that unexamined box usually turns out to be the one that eventually causes the problem.
- 1.Why A 40-Page Plan Isn't The First StepA full business plan takes weeks and answers questions you haven't tested yet. A one-page canvas takes 20 minutes and forces the same honesty.
- 2.The Nine Boxes, ExplainedProblem, Solution, Key Metrics, UVP, Unfair Advantage, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure, Revenue Streams - each one answers a question a plan usually leaves vague.
- 3.Fill It In Badly FirstBefore opening the tool, write a rough one-line answer for all 9 boxes - badly is fine, blank is not.
- 4.Quick CheckA few questions to lock in what you just covered.
- 5.Build It ProperlyLean Canvas Builder holds all 9 boxes on one page, and shows you how many you've actually started.
Questions
What does the Lean Canvas Builder do?
Ash Maurya's Lean Canvas: Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Unique Value Proposition, Unfair Advantage, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure, and Revenue Streams, laid out on a single page so you can see your whole business model at a glance and spot the gaps.
How much does the Lean Canvas Builder cost?
It's included in All Access along with every other Lab and the full Academy, or you can unlock it on its own. The membership page has the current options.
Is it built for Australian businesses?
Yes. Enable Strategy Lab is built in Queensland for Australian small business owners, using Australian dollars, GST and Australian terms throughout.
Do I need to be good with numbers or strategy?
No. Each Lab walks you through one step at a time in plain English, with examples, and saves your work as you go so you can come back to it.
Is there anything I should read first?
Yes: the free Academy course "Your Business Model On One Page" explains the thinking behind this Lab in 5 short lessons.