Growth

{{< pudding-progress >}} The Question {{< pudding-sticky-quote >}} “How many people do we need at each stage for this to become self-sustaining — independent of any one person, including the founder?” {{< /pudding-sticky-quote >}} “More Than Me” means the platform survives and thrives even if the founder gets hit by a bus tomorrow. At each threshold, the system becomes less dependent on any single person and more dependent on the collective. ...

The Pudding A flywheel is a heavy wheel that takes effort to start spinning. The first push is hard. The second push is hard. The tenth push is hard. But somewhere around push twenty, you notice something: the wheel is helping you. Momentum has accumulated. Each push adds to the stored energy, and the wheel is now turning partly on its own. By push fifty, you are barely touching it. The wheel is doing most of the work. Your job is just to keep it from stopping. ...