---
id: "quote-minimum-infrastructure"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ 3. Do I need to set up my own business?"]
tags: ["business-setup", "productivity"]
related: ["concept-minimum-viable-infrastructure"]
speaker: "Joy Batra and Dorie Clark"
speakers: ["Joy Batra", "Dorie Clark"]
quote: "Don’t block yourself by creating an infinite task list before you launch. Identify the minimum infrastructure you actually need before taking on your first client. You can build your scaffolding over time."
sources: ["ecosystem"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-ecosystem"
originDay: 11
articleStem: "hbr-foci-63-fractional-work-questions"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/04/5-questions-leaders-should-ask-before-turning-to-fractional-work"
sourceTitle: "5 Questions Leaders Should Ask Before Turning to Fractional Work"
---
# Avoiding Analysis Paralysis in Business Setup

> "Don't block yourself by creating an infinite task list before you launch. Identify the minimum infrastructure you actually need before taking on your first client. You can build your scaffolding over time."
> — [[entity-joy-batra|Joy Batra]] and [[entity-dorie-clark|Dorie Clark]]

**Why it matters.** The definitional quote for [[concept-minimum-viable-infrastructure]] and the *"scaffolding over time"* metaphor. It reframes business setup from a blocking prerequisite into an incremental, revenue-first process — operationalized in [[action-identify-minimum-infrastructure]].