Over the last decade, I’ve worked with more than 1,000 teams, from high-growth startups at Imperial College London to global brands like Google and American Express.

My content on the Business Model Canvas has reached over 325,000 views on YouTube, helping leaders worldwide rethink how they create, deliver, and capture value.

Time and time again, I see the same situation.
Talented teams working hard.
But on the wrong things.

Why?

Because the plan isn’t clear.

It’s buried in slide decks.
It lives in the leader's head.
The team can’t see it or follow it.

When that happens, they loses focus, waste energy and miss the biggest opportunities.

I believe strategy works best when it’s inclusive.

The most successful leaders don’t try to have all the answers. They make sure their whole team can see the big picture and they encourage everyone to contribute their best ideas.

That’s why I use visual tools like the Business Model Canvas.

They make strategy simple, visual and actionable for everybody. They turn passive team members into active co-creators of the future. That way, your team is truly with you and committed to the same future you are. When that happens, you're ready to do the best work of your life.

Leaders bring me in when:
→ Growth has slowed down 
→ The old playbook no longer works 
→ Teams are pulling in different directions
→ People are busy, but not getting results
→ A big launch or change is coming (it's high risk)
→ There’s no proof customers will buy the next idea

I was personally trained by Alex Osterwalder.
He's the creator of the Business Model Canvas.
It's a visual strategy tool trusted by millions globally.

"I enjoy working with Nick. I'm confident you will too."
– Alex Osterwalder, Founder & CEO, Strategyzer

Where do we start?

It’s called The Business Model Power Hour.

In 60 minutes, we will:

→ Map your business on one page
→ Identify what’s working and what’s not
→ Decide what to prioritise for the next 90 days
→ Create a plan your team can see and follow

Clients often tell me it’s the most valuable hour they’ve ever spent on their business.

Most then move on to do a 12-Week Sprint.

This is where we:

→ Stress-test your business model
→ Adapt to what customers want now
→ Build evidence for your big decisions
→ Align culture with strategy

By the end, you’ll have a plan that works in today’s market and a team ready to deliver it.

If you want clarity, alignment and a plan your whole team can use tomorrow, then click the link in my Featured section below.

Nick Himowicz

Have you ever noticed how the Business Model Canvas looks a bit like a tennis court?

I don’t know whether the layout was intentionally inspired by tennis but I’m not sure it matters.

What does matter is the effect.

The canvas feels familiar the moment you see it.

→ A centre
→ Two sides
→ Clear boundaries

Even if you’ve never used it before, it doesn’t feel alien.

Familiarity lowers the cognitive barrier. When something feels easy to pick up, it’s easier to adopt which might be one of the reasons why millions of people use it to start, grow, and pivot their companies.

This reminds me of the Tesla story.
The Model S was radical on the inside:
→ Electric drivetrain
→ Software-first
→ Over-the-air updates

But on the outside, it looked like a normal car.

This wasn’t accidental.

By making it look familiar, Tesla made it easier for people to say yes.
Only after mass adoption did Tesla feel able to release something that looked like it came from another planet (the Cybertruck.)

There’s a pattern here.
Early stage = new inside + familiar outside.
Later stage =  distinctiveness becomes the advantage

So the real question isn’t about canvases or cars or tennis courts.

What stage are you at?

Are you building something genuinely new and struggling with adoption?
You might need to make it feel more familiar, not more impressive.

Or are people already adopting your product at scale?
Maybe now is the moment to do something unmistakably out of the ordinary.

Familiarity can help people say yes.
Difference helps them remember why they chose you.
The trick is knowing which one you need right now.

Side-by-side comparison of the Business Model Canvas layout and a tennis court diagram, highlighting their similar structure.

Building AI skills is the fastest way to:

→ Future-proof your career
→ Launch a profitable side hustle
→ Create 10x more impact

How do I know?

Because, these things happened to me.

In Sep 2024, I was let go from my 'dream job'.
In Jan 2025, I transitioned towards AI. 

Now I work in a unicorn, build AI projects for high ticket business clients, have trained people across 11 countries and get opportunities flowing in my inbox every single week.

I've trained people from all sorts of backgrounds.
From agency owners to product directors to marketers and even students.

People who were stuck on how to get started with AI are now shipping projects with confidence.

I can also teach you how to do the same.

Here's how I can help:

1. Book a 1:1 AI training session: I'll help you build your first AI project in 1 hour.
2. 1:1 AI Flagship Training Program : Want end to end hand holding to become an AI Specialist? I’ve got you covered with a comprehensive 12 hour 1:1 training program. 
3. AI Automation for Businesses: Serious about becoming an AI First Company? I’ll help you automate and scale operations without increasing headcount.

If you want to stay relevant, you need skills that matter.
So start learning AI skills today.

DM me for more details.

P.S. I'm open to brand partnerships 👀

Mohammed Samir

I built my side income last year using this exact method.
Do this one thing and you'll 100% hit your side income goals in 2026:

You might have heard the quote: "What gets measured gets improved."

It's the truth.

You can't just set a vague goal like "I want to make more money."
You have to define it in numbers and break down how you'll achieve those numbers.

Last year, in January 2025, my starting goal was $500 a month.
I made $650 that month.

Here's how

I asked myself
What service can I provide? I decided to teach people 1:1 how to build AI projects in 60 mins.

Here's how I broke it down
If I offer the sessions at $50/hour, how many sessions do I need to make $500 a month?

"10 sessions"

Now the question became: How do I get 10 people to pay $50?

I noticed a pattern.
Whenever I posted a session testimonial or a story about how AI skills can change your career (and how I'm the solution), people reached out.

If I did one selling post a week and it brought 2-3 sessions per post, by the end of the month I'd have 8-10 sessions. Almost exactly the income I anticipated.

Well, now I've come quite far from there.
Increased my rates to $100/hr. Got lucrative brand deals. Signed high-ticket clients.

But even now, this exercise is super helpful.

The takeaway?
If you're serious about making side income or even a business out of it, stop hoping and start measuring.

What's your side income goal for 2026?👇

Mohammad Samir

Your AI & Product guy in the Middle East™ | I help businesses save time & money with AI | I also help individuals start their AI journey | Delivered 50+ hours of AI sessions across 11 countries

Job hunt tip for 2026 - Part 2
This is the most important tip 
especially if you’re searching for roles and don’t have a job right now.

Job hunting tip for 2026, part 6
"Do personalized reach-outs"

Emphasis on PERSONALIZED

I've seen people sending soulless ChatGPT messages in the name of personalization. 
Please don't do that. It won't help you at all. 

Here's what actually works
→Research the company. 
→Read the job description. 
→Assess what makes your profile relevant in this case. 

Then...
In your LinkedIn message or email:
→ Mention something you genuinely like about the company
→ Highlight 3 points that make you the right fit for the role
→ Humanize it, for God's sake. Recruiters can smell generic templates from a mile away.

Important tip to remember
You don't have to send 100 such messages.
Just send 5 to 10 messages a day and I guarantee you'll get replies.

P.S. I landed my current role through this way only

Thanks to my friend Ahsant for teaching me this tip last year.

Job hunting tip for 2026 part 4:

Another obvious, but usually ignored tip.

Read the carousel till the end to see examples of how to implement it the right way.

Make sure to hit save 💾 for future reference.

Job Hunting Tip part 5

Stanford just dropped 7 absolute banger courses from their $150,000 AI Degree for completely free on YouTube.

Same professors and coursework that trains Silicon Valley's elite.

Here's the full course list (save this 🔖)

Stanford AI/ML Courses Playlist

•CME295: Transformers and Large Language Models

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•CS224R Deep Reinforcement Learning

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•CS230: Deep Learning I Autumn 2025

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•CS329H: Machine Learning from Human Preferences

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•CS231N Deep Learning for Computer Vision

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•CS336 Language Modeling from Scratch

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•CS224N: NLP with Deep Learning

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Stanford AI Courses

Harvard just dropped 6 AI/ML courses for absolutely free
(No paywalls required to audit them)

Here are the links👇 (save this 🔖)

1.	GenAI for Leaders (Harvard Kennedy School)
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2.	Data Science: Machine Learning (HarvardX)
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3.	CS50 AI – Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python
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Struggling to get started with AI?

You’re probably overcomplicating it

This carousel breaks down the approach that helped me cut through the AI noise and actually start building real things instead of drowning in tutorials.

Pick one tool.
Stick with it long enough to get results.
Then expand.

This is how I went from scattered experimentation to building real workflow automation, agents and apps without feeling lost.

If you’ve been trying every tool without direction, this mindset will save you months.

Want to start your AI journey the right way?
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