We are a fast-growing startup but still pivot our business model every few months based on market feedback. At what point does a lack of product-market fit or constant business model pivoting mean we are simply not ready to begin EOS® with you?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

If your business is still actively searching for product-market fit and changing its core business model every few months, you are not ready to begin a structured EOS® implementation. EOS® is designed to scale and optimize a business that has already found its groove, not to discover a business model from scratch.

To implement the system successfully, you need a stable foundation. If your target market, core focus, and pricing strategy are shifting constantly, you will find it impossible to set a meaningful 10-Year Target™ or a 3-Year Picture™ on your V/TO®. Your weekly Scorecard will become a moving target that fails to provide useful data, and your ninety-day Rocks will constantly be rendered obsolete by mid-quarter pivots. This leads to team frustration and a feeling that the system does not work, when in reality, the business is just in an entrepreneurial discovery phase.

You are ready to begin working with me when you have a proven, repeatable sales process, a stable customer base, and a leadership team that is ready to stop chasing every new shiny object. You need to have enough operational predictability that you can commit to a single direction for at least ninety days at a time.

If you are still in the pivoting phase, your energy is best spent on customer discovery and product development. Once you have validated your business model and are ready to build a scalable operational infrastructure around it, we can schedule your Focus Day and begin the journey.