From Start-Up to Grown-Up (and Back Again)
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
—Stephen Covey
The traditional model for business growth is linear. You may think of a few friends who have joined forces to found a start-up. They gain traction in the marketplace, begin growing in size, and eventually transition to a large-scale corporation. We’ve seen this happen countless times. It’s the typical success story of many of today’s top organizations—Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Hewlett–Packard, even Disney.
That large-scale corporation becomes our goal, a measurement of success. The tight-knit group of visionaries has taken their brainchild and expanded it to national or international stature. ...
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