Dormancy
Business dormancy is strategic waiting - not launching until environmental conditions truly support growth.
Dormancy is risk management encoded in biochemistry. Seeds have evolved dozens of mechanisms to prevent premature germination: physical barriers (hard seed coats requiring fire, freeze-thaw, or animal digestion), chemical timers (inhibitor compounds that must break down with sustained rainfall), and developmental requirements (immature embryos requiring specific temperature sequences). A warm spell in January could trigger germination, then a February freeze kills the seedling. Dormancy mechanisms all answer one question: How do I ensure this is truly the right time?
Business Application of Dormancy
Business dormancy is strategic waiting - not launching until environmental conditions truly support growth. Premature germination burns reserves in hostile conditions. Proper dormancy means validating that market shifts are real (not imagined), timing is early-to-middle of wave (not too early or late), and the founder is truly ready (domain expertise, not just enthusiasm).