Startup Growth Sustainability
The cluster focuses on debates about the benefits, challenges, and sustainability of rapid growth in startups and companies, including concerns over growth rates, cultural impacts, and whether endless growth is feasible or desirable.
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"growth" isn't always a net positive
Funny that's basically how "growth" companies work in general
Growth solves many problems. ;-)
But look at the rate of growth...
That's one way to accelerate growth!
you're assuming the growth will continue at the same rate, which is hardly a certainty
Guess their growth won't last forever then.
manage growth --- always the hardest thing for startups and those around them
But but but growth over everything... Right?
That will get you some. Growth will get you more, faster.