The 1.3M Ceiling

Revenue plateaus aren't slow patches - they're ceilings that only break when you change how the business is built, not how hard you work.

Chart: The 1.3M Ceiling. Revenue plateaus aren't slow patches - they're ceilings that only break when you change how the business is built, not how hard you work.
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The mechanism

The chart shows three rising steps of revenue, each one a level agencies get stuck at for months. The first ceiling needs clear positioning and the first seller who isn't the founder; the next needs packaged delivery and an ops manager; the top needs the founder out of sales with a growth lead. Each jump comes from a change in structure, not more hustle. More effort keeps you on the step you're on; a new structure moves you up.

Part of Persistence. Infrastructure that keeps growth compounding past founder heroics.