“Breaking Out of the SME Loop, A Story” — @CedricChin
Why this is in the vault
The story-form companion to Cedric’s consulting-business-model essay — a real account of an operator escaping the revenue-trap loop into a leveraged business model. RDCO’s mid-term strategic question.
The core argument
Story-form companion to the consulting-business-model essay. A real account of an operator escaping the SME revenue trap into a leveraged business model — what specific moves worked, which failed, how the cash-flow bridge was managed. More useful than the abstract framework piece for actually executing the transition.
Mapping against Ray Data Co
Operating playbook for the 12-24 month transition: how RDCO converts client-engagement learnings into agent products that earn without us shipping more hours. The story specifics (which moves worked, which didn’t) are more useful than the abstract framework piece for actually executing the transition.
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Source: Breaking Out of the SME Loop, A Story by Cedric Chin (Commoncog). 1129 words. Filed 2026-04-19 as part of Start-Here + Business-Expertise-Triad backfill cohort.