What is the difference between...

business models and Internet business models?

[Westat1]

My boss wants me to compare and contrast business models and Internet business models. No other details or requirements were given.. any ideas?

[georgeek]

Unless he has a specific business in mind that is going to be a large book :)

[Mike_Mackin]

imho there are 2:

The ones that make money and the ones that don't.
Ask the boss to pick! ;)

[Westat1]

I initally told her this was simple:

traditional business models make money, but E models lose money at first. That didn't fly very well. She wants a high level view which could be "consistent" among several industries

[ncsuk]

traditional business = fast short term profits

i business = long term repeat contracts

IMHO

[ppg]

Just a thought: customer aquisition methods and related costs would be an ineresting area to spend a bit of time on.

[pbreit]

Try contrasting the off-line and online businesses of a single company (e.g., Barnes & Noble and bn.com).

Try contrasting an off-line and an online company in the same business (e.g., Walgreens and drugstore.com).

Look at uniquely off-line and online companies (e.g., Ikea and eBay).