The Hidden Assumptions Limiting Thrivbe's Growth

A strategic analysis based on workspace patterns and business model evolution insights


💡 The Core Discovery

You're sensing a "tsunami of engagement" for regenerative futures, yet operating from scarcity assumptions that limit your ability to ride that wave.


🔍 Identified Limiting Assumptions

1. Financial Assumptions (The Loan Trap)

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Limiting Assumption: "I need external capital to scale"

Reality Check: You have €3k-€40k service pricing and 600+ conscious leader network - that's €1M+ in potential annual revenue without any loans. Your 2030 vision doesn't need venture capital; it needs revenue model transformation.

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2. Market Timing Assumptions

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Limiting Assumption: "I'm working against the current"

Reality Check: You're positioned at AI facilitation, voice agents, SDG focus - literally surfing the biggest wave in organizational transformation history. The current is WITH you, not against you.

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3. Business Model Assumptions

Platform Revenue Model — Thrivbe

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Limiting Assumption: "I sell services to individual organizations"

Reality Check: You've structured pricing like consulting (€3k sprints, €10k projects) when you should be thinking platform revenue (€20k-€100k annual partnerships, licensing, network effects).

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4. Capability Assumptions

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Limiting Assumption: "I have to build everything myself"

Reality Check: You have Mingle Collaboration, extensive freelancer network, and proven partnerships - you're already operating a distributed organization but thinking like a solopreneur.

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5. Value Assumptions (The Biggest One)

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Limiting Assumption: "My value is in my personal facilitation time"

Reality Check: Your value is in coordination infrastructure design - the systems, networks, and culture frameworks that enable others to facilitate at scale.

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🌊 The Tsunami You're Positioned to Ride