What Unsustainable Growth Looks Like: Herbalife, Groupon, and More
"One of the most important characteristics of a successful business is that it's growing."<p>I hope this doesn't come across as nitpicking, but the lead sentence of the article is incorrect.  It should be:<p>One of the most important characteristics of a successful <i>STARTUP</i> is that it's growing.<p>Businesses which successfully serve their owners, employees, customers and larger surrounding community, can easily be steady-state.<p>I realize HN is startup-focused, but I think in the interest of productive conversation it's important to make the distinction and use precise terms.