The Case for Growing Slowly

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In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about taking the slow growth approach. Instead of going full force too fast early on, take the time to understand whether the bets you’re paying back or not and when it’s time to change direction. Don’t follow the narrative that you need to accelerate right away. Follow the circumstances and consequences, and move at the pace that you’re supposed to take.Sign up for the Startups Newsletterhttps://www.startups.com/newsletterResources: Startup Therapy Podcast  https://www.startups.com/begin Join our Network of Top Founders  Send an email to therapy@startups.com  What to Listen For 00:00 Intro 00:32 Dispel the myth about Startups should grow fast 01:57 Why do we feel we have to grow fast? 05:56 The car analogy: why early acceleration amplifies mistakes 08:34 The assumption we often miss is the factor of time  12:37 The best you do are the ones that you didn’t do 14:34 When you start to do too many things at the same time 17:30 Don’t mistake making bets into making good decisions 23:06 We get trapped in that repeatability phase 26:24 All the time we waste is a lot of money 29:59 The cost of accelerating the wrong people