A quick chat with a founder at the old Spider House Cafe made me rethink 'growth'

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Oh man, that's the real stuff. My old boss was obsessed with opening a second location, like it was some trophy. Meanwhile, our regulars started going to the new place down the street because it remembered their orders. Felt like we were trying to build a mansion on a crumbling foundation. Chasing that kind of "growth" just makes you lose what you already have.

evanc5929d ago

Yeah, I used to chase that standard metric of just getting bigger at all costs. Talking to someone who built a real community spot, not just a revenue stream, flipped that for me. Now I see growth as deepening what you already have, not just adding more. It's about better connections, not just more customers.

stone.lisa28d ago

That reminds me of a book about how the best coffee shops focus on being a good neighbor. The idea was that real growth comes from being needed, not just being big. Makes a lot of sense for building something that lasts.