[dangus]

2x headcount growth without additional information isn't a warning on its own.

If I am a solo founder and hire my first employee, that's 2x headcount growth.

Between 1970 and 1971, Walmart went from 38 to 51 stores, 1500 to 2300 employees [1].

Not quite 2x, but still, not exactly a "blaring warning" or "red flag" in hindsight.

https://one.walmart.com/content/walmartmuseum/en_us/timeline...

[sverhagen]

Times of great change (that growth) are risky. Even if it is not a blaring warning in the sense that failure is then unavoidable...

[nocoiner]

OK, but… that’s a store selling anything and everything under the sun tapping into a previous untouched market. This is an animatronic rat for kids. Context is key.

[dangus]

The arcade family restaurant concept was also a previously untouched market.

I guess Mickey Mouse is just an animatronic rat too!