Momentum Conversation · Product Businesses · № 06
How Much Stock Is Too Much Stock?
Every unit sitting on a shelf is cash you can't spend. How to think about inventory, cash flow and the reorder decision properly.
12 min read·Updated Aug 2026·The Clear Point Decision Framework
The warehouse looks like success — pallets stacked, shelves full, nothing out of stock. The bank balance tells a different story. In a product business, cash doesn't disappear when you spend it on stock; it just changes shape, sitting on a shelf instead of in an account, waiting for someone to buy it. This Conversation is about knowing how much of that shape-shifting your business can actually afford.
01What? — Understand the issue
02Why? — Understand why it matters
03How? — Explore practical approaches
04When? — Understand timing
05Who? — Identify the people involved
06The Decision
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