SMB Entrepreneurship

"No time" is the costliest sentence in an SMB

On being busy with the wrong things, and why stopping for a moment to try the round wheels is often the fastest route.

Darius Blaszyk
Darius Blaszyk
March 11, 2026 · 1 min read
"No time" is the costliest sentence in an SMB

Who isn’t running from meeting to meeting with an overflowing inbox? And then someone suggests looking at a smarter way of working. The reaction we hear a lot? “Sounds interesting, but not right now.”

Meanwhile:

  • You’re losing hours every week manually wading through CVs.
  • You’re losing time to endless emails and spreadsheets nobody really understands anymore.
  • You’ve been months filling a single open role.

Let’s be honest: being busy feels productive. But being busy with the wrong things costs you more than it earns you.

The round wheels

The companies leading in two years’ time won’t be the ones who worked the hardest. They’ll be the ones who stopped for a moment to try the round wheels. 💡

We’re building Selectify for that moment. Not to take over your work, but to hand back the hours you currently lose to hassle. 💙

Honestly: how many times have you said “no time” to something you actually wanted to try?

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