Since the release of Osterwalder's work in 2008, new canvases for specific niches have appeared, such as the Lean Canvas.

The Lean Canvas focuses on addressing broad customer problems and solutions and delivering them to customer segments through a unique value proposition.

The Lean Canvas is a version of the Business Model Canvas adapted by Ash Maurya specifically for startups.

Corbire had left the highway, probing between stacked trestles and leaning canvas awnings into darkness, but when they peered close there was lambent light enough from the stars for accustomed eyes to see what he had seen.