My First Exit
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This is important. Sometimes founders question themselves when they do not see hockey stick growth. Your product may not be in the kind of business that sees such growth or you may be growing slowly and steadily. The OP's persistence paid in the end.
Congratulations.
I've always thought startups has to have this hockey stick growth, because if we're going to fail, it's better to fail fast than spend another year not growing rapidly.
But where would you draw the line? Would having a growth that generates enough revenue to cover operation cost enough?
That said, most startups experience plateaus and dips. These are the moments that truly test the fortitude and resolve of the team.
Always good to hear about employers encouraging employees' start-ups. Congratulations to you and your team.
How did this error come about? I'd love to see the management debugging trail on this frequently repeated problem with smaller companies.