From cool-to-have to game-changer


Yesterday's message was about thinking of what you think would be cool to have for you / your business 2 years from now.

Now, that's a good perspective to have.

However, if you think of something that would be a game-changer in 2 years from now for your business... that's a different story.

Here's the thing:

Thinking of something cool to have can motivate you for some time. Thinking of what a game-changer for your business, that's the one that will push you to:

  • Think big.
  • Make the hard decisions, simple.
  • Have clarity on the trade offs of such decisions.

For all of these things, you have to use brains. No chatGPT, LLMs or AI will help you on this one (on deciding).

The one to make the decision is you.

And you have to make your peace with it.

Rod Aparicio

Get one tip, question, or belief-challenge that just might change the way you market, to help your customers buy. A *daily* email for b2b founders on improving your business —without the bullshit.

Read more from Rod Aparicio

After a 2-month break, we're back. This time off was important to re-evaluate some thinking, pressure test some more, and focus more. Anyways, now that we're back, let's get down to business. :) As such, you might focus on certain things, and maybe leave others. That's ok. You can take a pause (short or long). Regroup. Rethink. And then you can retake things. At your own pace. Just remember to get back to it.

One way that makes the process of articulating what's different about you simpler (not less painful, though) is through your insight. April Dunford defines insight as "the thing we understand about the market that the others do not." It starts with what you see in the market that doesn't make sense, that makes you cringe, that pisses you off. And the way you approach it that's in another direction from what everybody else does. It's your understanding. That's what makes you different.

They're all a by-product. You don't look for them as the main focus, they are the result of what you do in service to your customers.