Confusion arises because who gets to say that&#x27;s the metric that counts? What are your criteria for a business to be considered alive and healthy? Why are those your criteria?<p>Growth is not inherently positive, it depends on context. For example, if I tell you my cancer has grown 500% this year, it wouldn&#x27;t be good news. And before you say this is a stretched analogy, it&#x27;s not necessarily positive in tech either - if you&#x27;re growing while bleeding money, all you&#x27;re doing is bleeding more money. So how do you reach your conclusions?