The Hype Trap: Why Waiting for Certainty Guarantees You’ll Be Too Late

“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” — Voltaire
Voltaire nailed something every business leader knows instinctively: if you wait for certainty, you’re waiting for an illusion. In business, certainty is just another word for “too late”—the point where opportunity has been claimed by those who acted when things were still unclear.