When customers operate their equipment poorly, the time has come for Product-as-a-Service. The cooling of large building complexes such as shopping centres, university campuses or offices is a case in point. In this episode, Dave…Read more
How integrated should a Product-as-a-Service proposition be in the core business? If an existing company starts a new as-a-service business, this question needs to be answered. In this episode, Rob Keulemans, Chief Commercial Officer at…Read more
A durable and long-lasting product is a promising starting point for circular activities. Yet organisational challenges remain. In this episode, Caroline Stern gives insights into Hilti Group's challenges when measuring and improving its circularity. It…Read more
Rental and Repair business models come with the promise of superior circularity. However, it is unclear if a specific company can deliver on this promise. In this episode, Dr. Marianne Kuhlmann, Co-Founder and Managing Director…Read more
Traditional reporting and accounting practices are designed for linear sales models. But a circular Product-as-a-Service proposition requires a different logic and KPI. In this episode, Jonas Bulach, Project Manager Product-as-a-Service at Swiss Home Appliance Manufacturer…Read more
Every Product-as-a-Service needs a product in the first place. A well-designed product supports the success of the subscription proposition. The Cradle to Cradle school of thought paved the way for circular thinking in product design.…Read more
Grover is a role model for debt-based asset funding. With nearly € 2bn of debt from various lenders in multiple rounds Grover has shown a way of separating startup and asset risk. In this episode,…Read more
Description Do PaaS models reduce overall resource consumption? Enhancing circularity is one motivation for starting PaaS. But PaaS does not necessarily deliver on that promise. It requires monitoring consequences and benchmarking them with other behaviours.…Read more
Description When is a business model considered circular? A fund with circularity in its name must answer this question. Andrew Shannon, Partner at Circularity Partners, gives us her answer. A benchmark market method is used…Read more
Description Funding the assets is a prominent challenge for PaaS businesses. Assets have to be prefinanced, as customers only pay a monthly few. Generally, three partners can provide support: venture capital investors, banks, and strategic…Read more
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How can circular product-service systems contribute to a company’s environmental and economic success? There is not a single answer to this question. One approach has been described by Dr. Anja Eisenreich, Dr. Marianne Kuhlmann, Dr….
Is it a match? Or not? Or maybe? There are indicators that help to assess the PaaS potential of a product. Not all physical products qualify to be integrated in a winning Product-as-a-Service. Some products…
Product-as-a-Service attracts a lot of interest. They have been launched in many industries, on many continents, in B2C & B2B. There are even arguments that Product-as-a-Service is a superior way of doing business concerning resource…
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