Needs, jobs & value propositions · Core
Demand
Also called: customer demand
ELI5
How much customers want and can buy.
Used in conversation
“Interest is not demand until behaviour or commitment supports it.”
Definition
The quantity customers are willing and able to buy at given prices and conditions.
Here “Demand” means: The quantity customers are willing and able to buy at given prices and conditions.
Pitch context
You will see “Demand” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches needs, jobs & value propositions.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret needs, jobs & value propositions without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16