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Revenue Growth Explained
Not all growth is created equal, quality matters more than the headline number.
A company growing 40% can be a better business than one growing 80%, if the growth is durable, organic, and profitable.
The quality questions
Quality of growth checklist
- Is growth organic (same customers buying more) or acquired (M&A)?
- Is it volume (more units) or price (raised prices)?
- Are unit economics improving as it scales?
- Is customer acquisition cost falling or rising?
Sustainable vs artificial
Sustainable
- Same-customer expansion
- Net retention > 110%
- Pricing power, not promos
Artificial
- Heavy discounting
- Inorganic via acquisitions
- Concentrated in one mega-customer
Key takeaways
- 01Quality growth comes from the same customers paying more.
- 02Falling CAC and rising margins signal durability.
- 03Subsidized or M&A-driven growth tends to mean-revert.