Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Business Model Canvas & Lean Canvas · Core

Lean Canvas

Also called: lean business canvas

ELI5

A one-page map for testing a startup idea.

Used in conversation

“Treat every Lean Canvas box as a hypothesis.”

Definition

A one-page startup framework emphasising problem, solution, metrics, advantage and early customer segments.

Here “Lean Canvas” means: A one-page startup framework emphasising problem, solution, metrics, advantage and early customer segments.

Pitch context

You will see “Lean Canvas” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches business model canvas & lean canvas.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business model canvas & lean canvas 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.