One of the challenges you face as you build up your data capabilities is that your strategy can disappear behind the numbers. The numbers might not m… - Reid Hoffman

Start-ups are a wonderful thing, but they cannot by themselves increase tech employment. Equally important is what comes after that mythical moment of creation in the garage, as technology goes from prototype to mass production. This is the phase where companies scale up. They work out design details, figure out how to make things affordably, build factories, and hire people by the thousands. Scaling is hard work but necessary to make innovation matter.

Remember: If you don’t find risk, risk will find you.

The second growth factor needed for a strong, scalable business is distribution.