alt Hacker News> You cannot grow a business if your market is saturated
At some point, a business should shift from growth state to a steady state. The idea that businesses have to grow forever is a sad consequence to how we fund companies.
The only thing that grows forever unchecked is cancer.
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jacquesm • yesterday at 8:09 PM
Hah, thank you, that's exactly my sentiment.
ivell • yesterday at 3:52 PM
Can also be a tree. Growth does not mean customers have to be disrespected. It just happens to be an easy way out for companies.
> At some point, a business should shift from growth state to a steady state.
I was on a department-wide call; many, many years ago. The person talking was telling us how well we were doing and how we needed to grow. At the end, they asked if there were any questions (which, thinking back, seems odd given the size of the meeting, but.. it was a long time ago). I asked them "Why? Why do we need to grow? We're doing a good job at our core business. We're making money doing it. Why do we need to expand; specifically expand our offerings into something that _isn't_ our core".
My question didn't get answered. But it _is_ a valid one, imo.