I always wonder about this: "Obsess about your growth rate, and never stop. The company will build what the CEO measures. If you ever catch yourself saying “

I always wonder about this: "Obsess about your growth rate, and never stop. The company will build what the CEO measures. If you ever catch yourself saying “we’re not really focused on growth right now”, think very carefully about the possibility you’re focused on the wrong thing." There was a point in my current startup where it wasn't prudent to focus so much on growth, as we were transitioning from MVP to v1 product. Being bootstrapped and with a small team, spending money and time on acquiring users for the MVP would've been a bit of a waste. Maybe that's b/c we don't buy into the vision to grow fast and sell faster.