Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
I started this company in one of the recessions and had seen suppliers and customers go to the wall in droves. To me, getting more customers and more orders meant safety and security.
To the people who worked for me, growth meant change.
To the people who worked for me, growth meant change.
6 Ways I Sabotaged My Own Startup’s Culture
Yet, there comes a time when the venture must pivot from conserving resources to applying them rapidly, as fast as you know how to do effectively—when that cross-over time comes is not always obvious. The irony is that most ventures seem to spend too much early on, and not enough later on when they could grow faster and pay for it. The question bec
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Personal Growth
Thomas Unterkircher • 4 cards
growth between 1980 and 2001. Those are good results to aspire to. Older firms actually lost jobs!4
Randy Komisar • Getting to Plan B
Investors should look to buy a small number of high quality, resilient, global growth companies that are of good value and which can be held for a long time.
~Terry Smith
Long: $UPST $SNOW $IOT $NET https://t.co/xQRVJIJAqw
First, we pivoted, redefining our business. We “fired” all our unprofitable customers and sharpened the product specifically for power users. We borrowed against our receivables to keep growing without dilution. Little by little, the bet paid off, and we scaled our revenue 10x, from $70k/mo to $700k/mo.
How We Just Raised $6M At An $80M Valuation From 100+ Investors Using A Link (Without Pitching)
The most profound of these is the change in focus from internal return on investment (ROI) to external customer value, which is fundamentally a change in perspective and your gut-level basis of decision making.
Jim Highsmith • EDGE: Value-Driven Digital Transformation
growth
María Albert • 1 card