Sequencing Creates Proof

You have five bets to make.

All seem important. All seem urgent.

So you launch them simultaneously.

Six months later, resistance kills all five.

Because you didn't sequence them to create proof before resistance mounts.

Most people think about prioritization as "what's most important?" That's necessary but incomplete.

Sequencing asks: "In what order do these bets create momentum?"

Some bets are cheap to prove. Some build credibility. Some require credibility you don't have yet.

Launch the expensive, credibility-requiring bet first, and you're fighting uphill with no proof.

Launch the cheap, quick-win bet first, and you've built credibility before the hard fight.

Sequencing isn't just priority order. It's engineering momentum.

Bet A might be more important than Bet B. But if Bet B proves the capability Bet A requires, you sequence B first.

This feels backward. "We should do the most important thing first."

But importance without proof dies to resistance.

Sequence for momentum:

Which bet is cheapest to prove? Which bet builds credibility for the next bet? Which bet creates allies before the political fight? Which bet generates data that unlocks budget?

Start there.

Build proof. Accumulate credibility. Stack wins.

Then tackle the important, expensive, politically hard bet with momentum instead of hope.

Order matters as much as selection.