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> If you produce consumer software, growth is a must to finance that

That's not true. You need to be profitable in order to finance the expenses, yes, but you don't need growth beyond that, unless you're aiming for something more. Fast growth is not the only way to finance something, and if you're aiming to build something long-term, fast growth is actually working against you.



If you're not growth-focused but your competitor is, they can afford N times more developers.


Not if that growth isn’t profitable. And even if it was, that has nothing to do with whether you can provide a good and profitable product.




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