{"id":16754,"date":"2012-09-26T15:20:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T13:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=16754"},"modified":"2012-09-26T15:20:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T13:20:17","slug":"startup-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2012\/09\/26\/startup-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup = Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Startup = Growth<\/a><\/p>\n

A startup is a company designed to grow fast. Being newly founded does not in itself make a company a startup. Nor is it necessary for a startup to work on technology, or take venture funding, or have some sort of “exit.” The only essential thing is growth. Everything else we associate with startups follows from growth.<\/p>\n

If you want to start one it’s important to understand that. Startups are so hard that you can’t be pointed off to the side and hope to succeed. You have to know that growth is what you’re after. The good news is, if you get growth, everything else tends to fall into place. Which means you can use growth like a compass to make almost every decision you face.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

Startup = Growth A startup is a company designed to grow fast. Being newly founded does not in itself make a company a startup. Nor is it necessary for a startup to work on technology, or take venture funding, or have some sort of “exit.” The only essential thing is growth. 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