Templates · Strategy & planning
Lean Canvas / Business Model Canvas template
Origin: Alexander Osterwalder's Business Model Canvas; Ash Maurya's startup adaptation.
Sections
- Problem
- Customer segments
- Unique value proposition
- Solution
- Channels
- Revenue streams
- Cost structure
- Key metrics
- Unfair advantage
How a tough reader scores it
When you score a draft against this format, the Critic evaluates this Lean Canvas. The weights add up to 100; the fixes for the weakest criteria arrive as cards in the editor.
| Criterion | Weight |
|---|---|
| Problems are specific and ranked, with existing alternatives named | 15 |
| Early adopters are identifiable people | 15 |
| UVP is a clear, differentiated one-liner | 15 |
| Solution maps directly to problems | 10 |
| Revenue and cost numbers are plausible | 15 |
| Key metrics are the few that matter | 10 |
| Unfair advantage is truly hard to copy | 10 |
| Assumptions vs. validated evidence are honest | 10 |
How it works in SecondPen.ai
Open the template and the editor writes the blank once, with a line of guidance under each heading that you delete as you fill it in. Write your abstract and the editor names the format it reads like. Ask for a document with a slash command and it offers to start from the matching format. When the draft is ready, the Critic scores it against the criteria above, the way this format's toughest reader would, and the three highest-leverage fixes become Editor cards.
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