“It amazes me how many companies cannot follow the simple practices that lead to a strong product, great culture, and innovation. How much of it do you think has to do with unrealistic growth expectations out of the gate for so many startups and growing small companies?” Joseph Dressler, a reader with a management role in a media company, recently emailed me with this query. It's a great question. It’s true that millions of dollars of investment have been poured into companies that were not ready to deliver on the growth that they promised. The result has been that some founders have gotten the axe -- and, in the worst-case scenarios, companies have been shut down. There are a number of reasons for this, including:
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