[mariushop]

Oh my God, the company's growth? Then we MUST axe the CEO. He's just a human, after all. Don't want humans to hurt company's growth. Company's growth. Growth.

[ABeeSea]

Exactly, it’s better to let an inexperienced CEO let the company burn through funds and shut down than to bring in someone experienced with managing large teams and implementing a strategy towards a vision. It’s a learning experiment.

[goatherders]

When you take outside money then growth or profit become the only metrics that matter. That's how capitalism works.

[apotheothesomai]

When that human and their company has taken tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars of investors' money, yes, growth is everything. Investments need to be paid back with interest. Without a lot of growth, investors are just giving away money.

What do you think an investment is? How do you think business works?

The guy didn't get pushed out in any event.

[meddlepal]

If you're not growing you're dying.

[parrellel]

...but, if you're growing too much, you might be cancer.

[Domenic_S]

Yeah, the problem is those humans have nowhere to grow. Would you be happy with the same salary, job title, etc for a decade?