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A defined growth constraint, supporting evidence, alternative explanations, and a next test.
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Start with the most important constraint and identify where product, sales, delivery, or organization needs new evidence.
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A defined growth constraint, supporting evidence, alternative explanations, and a next test.
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Read with this question: What constraint truly affects the next step?
Robin’s commentary
Read with this question: How can the current approach be tested against evidence?
Read with this question: How can customer issues and execution issues be separated?
Robin’s commentary (September 2024; gross profit per employee is a personal estimate, with the original calculation basis unspecified)
Read with this question: What calls for focus, trade-offs, or delegation?
Robin’s commentary (final version)
Read with this question: Where should limited resources go first?
Reprint of Cheng Hao’s recommendation preface to the Chinese edition of Hacking Growth