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Hey I am on Medial • 2m

What happens if your startup takes off too fast? Founders spend sleepless nights worrying about failure. But almost no one asks — what if this actually works? Sudden success or say hypergrowth feels amazing… until it breaks everything. • You hire in a rush → wrong people, wrong roles • Your product isn’t ready → bugs, crashes, angry users • Culture spirals → no clarity, no accountability • You burn cash just to keep the lights on • One misstep → viral backlash, PR disaster ⚠️ Success is not just a reward — it’s a stress test. If you’re not ready, growth can wreck you faster than failure. How to stay ahead when you blow up too fast: • Build playbooks early – Don’t wait till you’re drowning. Document onboarding, support, marketing — so others can help scale. • Over-communicate internally – Use weekly check-ins, async updates, clear docs. Clarity reduces chaos. • Start hiring pipelines before you need them – Identify roles, scout part-time/freelancers early. Hiring in panic is the worst move. • Automate and delegate fast – Use tools like Zapier, Notion, Trello, Intercom. Free up your brain for strategic thinking. • Keep your burn low – Just because you’re growing doesn’t mean you can splurge. Run lean. Hypergrowth doesn’t equal profitability. • Protect your culture – Write down your values, enforce them. Culture is what holds the ship together when waters get rough. • Have crisis plans – Product crashes? Customer outrage? Founder burnout? Write protocols in advance. Don’t rely on instinct in chaos. → Example: Slack scaled from 8K to 500K users in months, but had strong internal systems, comms, and culture in place. That’s why they survived. → Example: Clubhouse blew up fast — but couldn’t sustain momentum. Lack of community structure and product depth slowed them down. 🚀 Don’t just prepare for the fall. Prepare for the unexpected rise too. Because challenges come from most unexpected places of life.... &&&... 5 Books Every Founder Should Read to Survive (and Thrive) Hypergrowth https://medial.app/post/68887d160ff8caed16a1a4ee

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