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“No idea for a new growth business ever comes fully shaped. When it emerges, it's half-baked, and it then goes through a process of becoming fully shaped. I've developed tests that I'm hoping can help entrepreneurs manage that shaping process, so that the business plan that comes out the other end…” quote by Clayton Christensen
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“No idea for a new growth business ever comes fully shaped. When it emerges, it's half-baked, and it then goes through a process of becoming fully shaped. I've developed tests that I'm hoping can help entrepreneurs manage that shaping process, so that the business plan that comes out the other end has a very high probability of success.”

Clayton Christensen

About This Quote

Source Book: The Innovator's Solution, 2003

New business ideas start vague and evolve; structured testing can improve success odds.

In simple terms: Ideas need shaping.

Key Takeaway

Test and refine concepts.

Themes

innovation entrepreneurship development uncertainty

Mood

practical strategic

Type

business educational

When to use this quote

  • product launch
  • startup funding
  • market research

Key Concepts

lean startup design thinking risk management

Questions to Reflect On

  • How much testing is enough?
  • What risks arise from over‑refining?
A Different Perspective

Testing may delay action.

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