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How to Teach Revenue Models

Sep 27, 2022

How do you engage students while teaching a financial subject like revenue models?

We’re decided to round up our most engaging ways we’ve discovered. We encourage you to try . . .

Revenue Models Matching Card Game

Step 1: Match the Cards

Students start by matching revenue model definitions cards like…

To familiar companies that use those revenue models:

teaching revenue models

The cards actually teach students the revenue model definitions – no textbook required! 

Step 2: Brainstorm

Next, students brainstorm ways they could use 9 different revenue models:

After exploring a wide range of revenue models they could potentially use, they’re ready to move onto the final step…

Step 3: Apply

Finally, students pick the model(s) they think will be most profitable for their company…

revenue models

…and now they’re ready to add them to their Business Model Canvas (and of course start validating them).

Try It!

This is a really fun way to teach revenue models that we’ve had a lot of success with. Try it out for yourself and let us know if you’re students love it as much as ours did. 

Get the “Revenue Model Matching Game” Lesson Plan

We’ve created a detailed lesson plan for the “Revenue Model Matching Game” exercise to walk you and your students through the process step-by-step. Get it by clicking the link below. 

 

It’s free for any/all entrepreneurship teachers. Please feel free to share it.

All we ask is that you leave us some feedback on it in the comments below so we can improve it!


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