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The $100 MBA Show

The Growth Rate Most Businesses Should Actually Aim For

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Careers, Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Most entrepreneurs obsess over speed, chasing growth without a clear strategy. But the truth is, growing too fast can be just as dangerous as not growing at all. The real question isn’t if you should grow, but how fast your business can grow without breaking.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Let's clear something up right away.

0:02.0

In business, you're either growing or you are dying.

0:06.0

There is no in-between.

0:08.0

Cost go up, competition improves, expectations rise, and here's the thing.

0:14.0

Growing too fast can kill you just as quickly.

0:17.0

The mistake most people make is chasing growth without a strategy. So today, I want to

0:23.6

give you that strategy with a simple three-step framework for how fast your business should actually

0:29.0

grow without going broke, without breaking your business, or losing all hope to live. This is the

0:34.5

same framework and numbers I have used over the last 14 years to grow my most

0:38.2

successful businesses from SaaS to my education company to my media company. And each of

0:44.0

these steps are important, but step three is the most crucial if you want to avoid failure

0:48.7

creeping up on you and surprising you and making you go out of business.

0:58.7

Thank you. surprising you and making you go out of business. Welcome back to the $100 MBA show.

1:01.0

I'm your host, Omar Zen Home, where I deliver practical business lessons three times a week,

1:05.5

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to help you start, grow, and scale your business.

1:11.9

I got a quick favor to ask.

1:13.6

If this show has helped you in any way, leave me a quick review.

1:17.5

You could do so wherever you listen to podcasts.

1:19.9

This helps me and my team reach even more people who need the same no-fluff practical business

1:25.5

advice that you're getting from the show.

1:28.6

It only takes a few seconds, but it makes a huge difference. Thanks for being a part of our journey to help others

1:33.8

on their journey. Let's start with step one. Measure growth on the right timeline. This is where

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