GoKawiilEntrepreneur op-ed urges founders to build 'absorbable' business models
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that entrepreneurs spend too much time modeling growth and too little preparing for external shocks like tariffs, regulation, taxes and technology shifts. The piece contends that businesses optimized for maximum efficiency often lose the flexibility needed to withstand sudden cost or policy changes.
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The argument suggests that resilience, not just growth planning, should be a core design principle for founders, since over-optimized operations can leave little room to adapt when assumptions fail. This framing implies that maintaining some financial or organizational slack could be a deliberate trade-off against short-term efficiency gains.
- The author says founders overfocus on growth modeling and underprepare for external disruptions.
- Full efficiency can remove the 'optionality' needed to adapt to tariffs, regulation or tax shifts.
- The op-ed recommends calculated risk-taking paired with contingency planning rather than excessive caution.
Source: entrepreneur.com — Erik Clarke, 2026-10-02
Published there as: “Your Business Model Should Be Built to Absorb Change. Here’s What That Requires.”
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