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The High Growth Conundrum: Surviving the Financial Risks of Fast Growth

February 8, 2013 By Bennett Voyles

Fast growth might seem like a dream come true for an entrepreneur. What could be better than watching your vision turn into happy customers and hundreds or thousands of busy employees? The reality, however, is that a period of hypergrowth can be extremely dangerous for a young company—sometimes even fatal. Indeed, many fast-growing companies implode […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management Tagged With: Edward Hess, High Growth, Hypergrowth, Slider

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