Tatev Avagyan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nomiq, and CEO at Team Solutions.
She’s a founder who doesn’t just talk strategy — she lives in the details. She is a systems thinker with a product mind — known for combining deep strategic clarity with grounded, real-world execution. Tatev writes and leads from lived experience, not theory. In this reflection, she shares how aligning intent with action helped her navigate uncertainty, build resilient teams, and scale with purpose — offering a behind-the-scenes look at the decisions and discipline that have shaped her journey.
How aligning intent and action helped us scale meaningful results at Team Solutions and build strong foundations at Nomiq.
We’re living in a time where the pace of change has surpassed anything we’ve seen before — and it’s no longer a forecast, but a fact.
I often catch myself thinking about how fast everything is moving, and how we’re expected to keep ‘running’ just to stay in the race. But the real challenge isn’t the speed — it’s that the destination keeps shifting. What’s even harder is recognizing when it’s time to redraw the path entirely.
In this context, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that destinations no longer matter – that all we should do is adapt to external changes. But what does it really mean to adapt – if we no longer know what we’re adapting for?
Visions matter
Visions matter. They are the driving force behind everything we do. When you know the destination, it becomes easier to stay focused, go the extra mile, and recognize when you’ve arrived.
On the other hand, vision alone is not enough. You need the right people, the right tools, the right processes, the right plan, the right communication –- the right strategy – to get there. I’ve already shared my thoughts on the importance of strategic planning in the AI era in an earlier article, which you can find at www.teamsolutions.am.
Now, I want to go deeper – into the reality of execution. Based on our experience at Team Solutions (which I lead as CEO) and Nomiq (where I serve as co-founding CEO), here’s what we’ve learned about turning vision into real, meaningful progress.
Small but consistent actions vs. bold moves
Once you have the vision, the strategy, and a clear action plan in place, the next step is simple – but far from easy: you need to start acting.
On the path to building something meaningful, even the best-structured plans will be met with uncertainty. Setbacks are inevitable. Some failures may surprise you. And perhaps most difficult of all, you might feel disappointed in people. These moments can shake you emotionally, and if you are not careful, they’ll start to drain you mentally.
That’s when mindset becomes everything. These are the moments when you need to stay grounded – to remain focused, filter the noise, and distinguish the important from the unimportant, the controllable from the uncontrollable.
Small steps may not always feel satisfying, especially when the results aren’t immediately visible. But over time, it’s those steady, consistent actions that take you the furthest. This is the long-term path – the one you walk with intention and patience.
That’s exactly why we operate with a clear strategy and corresponding action plans that help us stay focused, committed, and on track. The important thing to keep in mind here is that those plans are living documents and need to be adjusted according to internal and external changes.
Communication First
No matter where you’re heading or what kind of changes you’re navigating, one thing that remains essential: consistent communication.
There were moments when it felt like we were over-communicating – sharing updates that didn’t seem relevant to everyone or spending time on messages that some might have considered distractions from their daily tasks. However, over time (and I mean years, not weeks😊), we saw the impact of those small, steady efforts.
Consistent communication fosters ownership. It builds transparency and creates a culture of open dialogue between teams and leadership. And eventually, it becomes the foundation for resolving challenges – big or small.
In this context we have established a structured communication plan that indicates which type of communication goes through which channel (formal email, informal chats, meetings, one-on-one, etc.), how often (weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.), and by whom (CEO, HR, management, etc.).
But one-to-many communication – company to employees – is not enough. We need to communicate more between ourselves as teams, as individuals, and the company has to listen carefully – because at the end of the day, transparent and clear communication creates a healthy culture, brings invaluable input to our strategy, and reinforces cooperation between individuals and teams – which we are aiming for.
On that note, I couldn’t resist mentioning one of the most compelling books I’ve read recently – and I say compelling because I finished it literally in just a few hours – the Culture Map by Erin Meyer. It reinforced something I’ve always believed: communication is the basis for healthy relationships, in every context.
Each of us brings something deeply individual to the table – our emotions, backgrounds, education, personal experiences – all of which shape how we interpret the world and what’s being said. This is exactly what sets us apart from AI.
There are no two identical perspectives, and that means no two people will ever interpret a message in exactly the same way. But when we embrace this, it becomes much easier to connect, to collaborate, and to lead with empathy.
Resilience and Adaptability
Commitment and consistency don’t mean inflexibility. You also need resilience – and often, the courage – to make bold moves when the moment calls for it. Sometimes those moves won’t align with your original roadmap – and that’s okay. When made thoughtfully, they can unlock momentum, reveal new opportunities, or lead to breakthrough moments that no plan could have predicted.
One vivid example from our journey is how we experimented with new innovation approaches in our development work, which ultimately led to the creation of nomiq – an AI-powered backend development platform that dramatically reduces time-to-market while ensuring flexibility and scalability.
It was a major risk to apply this approach in ongoing, business-critical projects. But we believed it was the right step forward and made the bold decision to try it – of course, with contingency plans in place.
What started as an internal approach to accelerate our own work soon exceeded expectations. That success gave us the confidence to spin it off into a standalone startup – built around the very principles that shaped its origin: speed, adaptability, and long-term value.
In execution, both consistency and courage matter. It’s not one or the other – it’s knowing when to lean on each.
That said, keep your mind open – to new opportunities that may bring new destinations, new paths, and new ways of getting there.
Because at the end of the day, that’s the beauty of it all: We are not just building systems – we’re shaping experiences, growing through them, and living them fully.
