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Podcast: HBR On Strategy
Episode: Is Your Start-Up’s Growth Sustainable?
Description: In the start-up world, when is it possible to grow too fast? Harvard Business School professor Tom Eisenmann and entrepreneur Lindsey Hyde discuss what led to the failure of Hyde’s pet care start-up, Baroo.
“Initially, we had set the expectation that this would be a slow growth company,” Hyde tells Cold Call host Brian Kenny. “I think a lot of it is about how the founder manages their own expectations and their own vision for the company.”
They also discuss why it’s important for start-ups to tailor their products and services to a wide variety...