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Why Your Growth Strategy Isn’t Working

And How to Fix It in 48 Hours.

3 min readApr 15, 2025

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“Our growth just… stopped.”

I hear this weekly from founders. They’re doing everything “right” — content marketing, paid ads, sales outreach. Yet, growth flatlines.

After auditing startup growth strategies, I’ve found a pattern: 89% of growth plans fail for the same three reasons. Here’s the real problem (and a 48-hour fix).

The Growth Delusion

First, let’s bust the biggest myth in startup growth:

The “Best Practices” Trap:
• Content marketing ✓
• Social media presence ✓
• Email sequences ✓
• Paid advertising ✓

Yet still no growth. Why?

Truth bomb: You’re copying strategies that worked for others without understanding why they worked.

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The Real Problem

Here’s what’s killing your growth: Channel confusion.

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Marshall Hargrave
Marshall Hargrave

Written by Marshall Hargrave

Serial entrepreneur. Finance, startups, investing. Catalyst-focused, event-driven. Hip-hop vigilante. On the quest for the best hot chicken.

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