When the Business Model Itself Is the Problem
Most early founders blame execution when things go wrong. Sometimes the structure of how you make money is the real issue.
Podcast transcripts
Business Model Thinking
Each episode of the Quiteria Belgrane podcast turns a recorded conversation into a text you can read at your own pace. The topics stay close to real business decisions - not theory, not motivation.
Written versions of past conversations - structured, searchable, and ready to reference when you need them.All Episodes
Text versions of conversations about business model decisions, structured for easy reading and reference.
Copying a Successful Model and Why It Failed
Borrowing a proven business model sounds sensible. What gets missed is the context that made it work in the first place.
The Free Tier Trap in Early Business Models
Offering something free to attract users is a common early move. It can also quietly destroy the unit economics before you notice.
Revenue Model vs Business Model: A Common Mix-Up
Many first-time founders think deciding how to charge customers is the same as designing a business model. It is only one part of a much larger picture.
What these conversations cover
Business model questions rarely have clean answers. Each episode picks a specific decision point - pricing structure, channel selection, cost assumptions - and works through it with enough detail to be genuinely useful rather than broadly encouraging.
The written format lets you move at your own pace. Skip ahead, re-read a paragraph, copy a sentence into your notes. The text is structured to support that kind of non-linear reading without losing the thread of the argument.
How a model gets built
A business model doesn't start with a product idea. It starts with understanding what value actually means for a specific group of people, then building outward from there. Each layer depends on the one below it - skip a step and the whole structure sits on a gap.
Revenue model
Pricing logic
Channel & delivery
Value proposition
Customer understanding
Three ways to use these texts
People come to these transcripts for different reasons - here are the most common ones.
Reference during a project
When you're mid-decision and need a specific framework or argument, a text is faster to scan than replaying audio. Search, skim, find the part that matters.
Structured learning over time
Reading one episode per week alongside an active project builds a working vocabulary for business decisions. The ideas stick because they land next to a real problem you're already holding.
Preparing for a consultation
Before a session with an advisor, reading one or two relevant episodes helps you arrive with sharper questions. Less time explaining basics, more time on the actual decision.
A question worth asking
If something in these episodes raises a question specific to your situation, a direct conversation is often the fastest way to move forward. The contact form connects you to the Quiteria Belgrane team - no automated responses, no queues.
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