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Reaching the 10% of the market
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Look, you don't need to "reach the 10% of the market/segment". We can all play the numbers game. Basic math ain't that hard. To get to that "10%" is not rocket science. You know what's hard? Taking a stand for something and sticking to it. Knowing that —sometimes— this "something" is not the way to go, let go and take a new approach (and a new something). Finding the ones who actually care about that something. And forget about your solutions —and your brand. If you can help them get what they want, they'll stick to you. But that requires a quote of effort to really understand them. And see what's best for them, and best for you. That might be less than 10%. And that's fine. |
Rod Aparicio
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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.
A common pattern that I see in people who are new in leading positions is they try to maximize the results. What's that even mean? That in order to get the best results, you have to seize the right time. At uni, it might work. In real-life... not so much. Because it's about waiting. Waiting for the right time. Time that might never come (as perfect as expected). In business, the right time is not too early, nor too late. The right time is when you make a decision. A decision that might be...