Creating, developing, and maintaining a business enterprise is akin to planting a seed and caring for it until it flourishes into a mature organism one that can successfully reproduce and sustain itself through generations, fulfilling essential functions for survival and well-being.

A seed holds the promise of developing into a new, independent organism that can endlessly ramify to ensure a healthy and thriving ecosystem. In a neat, compact package, a seed contains an essential unit of life, complete with the genetic information and much of the energy required to germinate and flourish. It is as powerful as it is fragile, for only under optimal conditions will it fulfill its life-giving promise.

The most critical phase in the germination of a seed is hydration, a process through which water penetrates the interior of the seed. Hydration triggers the essential metabolic processes required for the plant’s growth stages. This moment is decisive: too little water allows fungi to attack and prevent the seed’s germination, while excess water prevents oxygen from adequately reaching the seed, irreparably damaging the embryo. In addition to optimal water input, adequate temperature and light are two other essential conditions for successful germination.

These first phases allow for a halt in development, with the seed capable of pausing to wait for optimal conditions. But once the radicle sprouts, the organism enters an irreversible phase, vulnerable to inadequate hydration and poor light conditions. The seedling’s development is a complex process that entails a very high energy expenditure, satisfied by the seed’s nutritional reserves. Despite the challenges, once the right conditions are met, nothing stops its sustained growth into maturity.

Enbot (Hebrew: to germinate).