1. 99 Designs Nicolas Schock– MBA – IEMI

2. Description 99 Designs is an Internet Platform bringingtogether Webdesigners and people looking for low budget designs. The design categories are: Logos Blogs Print Graphics Merchandises–s.a. T-Shirts

4. Give a smallbrief about their design (Each challenge postedcosts about 40$)

5. Set a budget

7. Whatproblemdoesitsolve …for the customer Cheaper Faster Largerchoice Diverse layouts Internationallyinspiredcreativity Reach designers easily

8. Whatproblemdoesitsolve …for the designer Easy to reach design missions Easynetworking solutions for the designers Free accessmeans free publicity Get jobs onlyAgenciesnormallyget There maybeaccess to a permanant job International Clients No financialrisks No boarder limitations

9. Whatproblemdoesitsolve …for the owner Gets money for each mission posted by a customer Gets a lot of recognition for startingthisproject (reviews in major newspapers ) Lowercosts (eg. Rent)

10. Everyone and everycompany, whetherits size, can post a design challenge on the 99designs website by paying the 40$ fee, thatrepresents the only revenue source of the websiteso far.

11. Competitors I haven’tfoundany real competitors. Most of alikewebsiteshire freelance designers, whocan help themfind a solution to the design challenge. They mostly design onlywebsites.

12. Business Model used Brokerage Community– Networking and interaction Manufactoring

13. Offline??? This business model cannotapply offline, sinceitisbased on the online interaction in order to have a bigger and a more international spread and lowerfees. It isthanks to the Internet, thatthis e-business has such a bigsuccess. Offline therewouldbeconstrainssuch as: rent, time, boarders, otherfinancial charges for both parties

14. Sustainable YES ! Development of the business model Due to the increase of the web media, people and companies are looking for better solutions Web agencies are expensive

15. Stretch the business Online webdesign classes Expand the design fields to wholeadvertisingcampaigns Other design possibilities: Architecture and interior design Sell design programs (or evendevelop one thatiseasy to use) Offerpremuim services (Designer working more directlywith the customer, if customers are looking for a more permanent designer in order to keep the designs fluid in time) Create open websites, thatcanbedownloadedseveral times, that are ready to use Design of online games, softwares and webmaterialsuch as iPhoneapllications