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"Strong Foundation Before Speed" Scaling Framework
The lesson Bob carries from scaling Mobile Doorman from 10 to 60 employees too fast.
How it works
- 1Scaling too fast exposed foundational gaps in unsexy areas like accounting and customer collections.
- 2Scale only what the foundation can handle. New capital does not equal new spending.
- 3Ambition without discipline is a tax on the next round.
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