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Business Plans Are Dead: Why Lean Canvas Beats Traditional Planning | Mike and Blaine Podcast
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Forget 80-page business plans collecting dust on a shelf—today’s entrepreneurs need something faster, simpler, and more effective. In this episode of Mike and Blaine, we dive into the Lean Canvas model and show how you can map your entire business strategy on a single page. This modern approach to business planning helps small business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups identify gaps, clarify priorities, and adapt quickly in a constantly changing market.
We break down why traditional business plans often fail, how bloated documents bog down creativity, and why most founders never even revisit them after the first draft. Instead, we explore how Lean Canvas simplifies complex ideas into something visual, practical, and actionable—forcing you to answer tough questions about your customers, value proposition, and growth strategy.
Along the way, Mike and Blaine share personal stories about the pivots they’ve had to make in their own businesses, the sections of planning that always trip them up, and how stripping things down to the essentials leads to clearer thinking. If your strategy can’t fit on a napkin, maybe it’s not really a strategy at all.
Whether you’re starting your first business, rethinking your current strategy, or just curious about better tools for planning, this episode will give you insights on why business plans are outdated and how Lean Canvas can help you build a stronger foundation for growth.
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