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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.” quote by Clayton M. 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.”

Clayton M. Christensen

About This Quote

Source Book: The Innovator's Dilemma, 1997

New business ideas start rough, then evolve into fully formed ventures.

In simple terms: Ideas grow from half‑baked to complete.

Key Takeaway

Embrace iterative development.

Themes

innovation growth process

Mood

analytical forward‑looking

Type

strategic educational

When to use this quote

  • startup incubation
  • R&D
  • market testing

Key Concepts

entrepreneurship product development

Questions to Reflect On

  • How to manage early-stage uncertainty?
  • When to pivot versus persist?
A Different Perspective

May underestimate time needed.

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