Startups live in the “explore” phase. Mature companies tend to “exploit.”
But what if you’re stuck in the wrong phase?
In the book ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐บ, the ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐/๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ explains a simple truth:
โก๏ธEarly on, you should try many options (explore).
โก๏ธLater, focus on the best performers (exploit).
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐.
๐ They overcommit too early.
๐ Or they keep “exploring” long after theyโve found what works.
As a fractional CFO, we help founders and operators know when itโs time to scale a winnerโand when itโs time to test a new model.
Because capital allocation is strategy. And strategy is timing.
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