Once again you've been spending more time validating, building and moving your idea forward. Take time to pause and see if this effort is going to be worth the next steps. Once you go live with a new business, it takes on an entirely different level of commitment.Are you clear on what you do, how you do it and why? Are you clear on how you make money and what your costs will be? Do you understand the metrics you need to attain to survive and thrive?If you don't, it is not a reason to abandon. It can be a reason to push ahead.
You should complete the following tasks before proceeding to the current one.
This step is all about taking pause and considering your progress. Has this journey been easier or more difficult than you anticipated? Has it been fulfilling? Are you tracking towards your goals? Have you learned and grown such that you are set up for the next steps? Do you want to continue forward? There is nothing wrong with deciding this isn't a path forward, but before you make a decision one way or another, speak with several trusted resources and partners to provide perspective and support. Again either decision is perfectly fine. Entrepreneurship is a journey and each idea we have may not be a business that we want and that the market needs.
List of resources, subject matter experts, trusted partners, and tools that can be useful to complete the task.
Don't stop now! Just pick the very next stage-card that resonates with your business and continue working on the correspondent tasks.