IMHO the number 1 threath to look out for is premature 'maturation'. The strenght of a small business is in agility and getting things done. As you grow there w

IMHO the number 1 threath to look out for is premature 'maturation'. The strenght of a small business is in agility and getting things done. As you grow there will be people urging you to become 'more professional' and introduce more process, management and a formalized approach. After all, the big succesfull companies work this way, and you want to be big an successful no? Wrong! Allthis will achieve is an explosion in overhead, deffered responsibility and learning, and as you get mired down into the spiral of ever more CYA instead of agile GTD your top delivery performers will leave as an MBA cadre and their process drones take over leaving you wondering where it all went wrong. This is the famous 'wall' business hits typically around the 50 headcount. Meanwhile truly successful scalers postponed 'growing up' as long as possible and even then some, keeping the startup mentality even when they hit 1000+ people and many product lines.