0–1:
- What matters: Finding PMF (product-market-fit)
- Actions: Focus on demand, be manual, do unscalable work, ignore polish.
- Metrics: Conversations/week, conversion rate of good-fit customers.
1–100:
- What matters: Scaling.
- Actions: Build systems, optimize processes, hire, diversify channels.
- Metrics: CAC, LTV, revenue growth, retention curves.
Trap: Using 1–100 tactics (brand building, full automation, complex org charts) before 0–1 will slow you down or kill the company.