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From Garage to Unicorn: The Unspoken Rules of Scaling a Startup.

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  The startup dream is as old as innovation itself—an idea sparked in a garage, nurtured with grit, and eventually blossoming into a billion-dollar enterprise. Yet, for every startup that becomes a unicorn, thousands never make it past the early stages . The road to scaling is filled with challenges that no traditional playbook fully prepares entrepreneurs for. The unspoken rules of growth—the ones investors whisper about, the ones only seasoned founders know—are what separate those who thrive from those who merely survive.   Why Scaling Isn’t Just Growth .   Many assume scaling is a natural extension of growth. It’s not. Growth is about increasing revenue, customer base, or operations. Scaling is about doing so sustainably, without a proportional increase in costs. A startup that grows too fast without the right structure implodes under its own weight. Companies that master scaling, however, expand efficiently, balancing momentum with stability.   One of the first...