Is the business model you are currently doing correct?
Let’s break the chain.
Usually a business starts with an idea.
A team is formed, funds are arranged, and an execution plan is prepared. We begin with clarity and confidence.
Time moves.
Six months, one year.
Situations change. Ideas evolve. New products and services are launched. New customers arrive. Operations expand, and operational crises appear.
Pause for a moment.
Should you still be doing this?
Or, with the experience, knowledge, and network you have today, could you create a better business model to achieve your vision?
You already know the answer.
So what is the real obstacle?
Existing commitments.
Existing stakeholders.
Existing investors.
Existing customers.
Existing employees.
Existing vendors.
The situation itself.
One day a thought arises:
“If none of this existed, I could have built something much better.”
Can you stop it?
Yes, you can. But consequences will follow.
Think again.
If you accept the consequences and start fresh, will you reach a better model?
Or by continuing only because it already exists, will you ever reach it?
Take a simple example. During COVID 19, many businesses were shut down. Suddenly markets changed. New demands appeared. New concepts worked. Many people built entirely different businesses and achieved remarkable success.
Ask them what made the difference.
Often the answer is simple: they were comfortable earlier and never thought of stopping or changing. Circumstances forced them to restart, and the restart worked better.
Human beings have the ability to survive. In any situation they will adapt. And with the right perspective, survival can turn into great success.
This means many things we continue today do not need to be continued. They exist only because they already exist.
We can stop them.
Consequences will be there. But if we accept the consequences and start again, we can build better.
Most importantly, meaningful growth cannot come from trying to satisfy everyone. Sometimes a strong decision is needed: stop, accept the damage, and rebuild using your expertise, knowledge, and available resources.
Let’s prepare to break the chain and start again.
Thankfully,
Safeer Najumudeen
Founder, Solution Architect & Mentor