Think things through

Soaring on Ridgelift:

"Part of being a venture capitalist is meeting with a lot of companies trying to raise money. Regardless of the stage of the company, the most common issue I see (and therefore the biggest hurdle to raising money) is a failure to think things through.

Thinking things through means having a picture in your mind about the different aspects of the company; what is needed to get the product/service to market, sell it, build revenue, become profitable and create value in the company."

Found this article on Stu Phillips blog Soaring on Ridgelift. I was thinking the same thing last night in regard to life, the failure to think things through leads to all sorts of problems. As demands increase the discipline to stop, focus and think becomes increasingly difficult.