Wharton Scale School: Balancing Growth and Profitability Through Uncertainty

Topic: How should founders and managers balance growth and profitability? When is the right time to prioritize growth and how is the answer different in these uncertain times? In this session, we will discuss the key challenges firms face when trying to scale: balancing the need to grow with long term profitability. We will explore this question from the point of view of the operating manager as well as the investor.

Panelists:

Gad Allon
Jeffrey A. Keswin Professor and Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions,
Director, Management and Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Joseph Ansanelli (W’92)
CEO, Gladly & Partner, @GreylockVC

Cate Khan (WG’05)
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Verishop

Ted Schlein (C’86, PAR’20)
General Partner, Kleiner Perkins

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Fantastic conversation! The idea of missing creativity & serendipity at conferences right now really resonated... (it makes sense as the flip side of serendipity is uncertainty, which clearly, the market doesn't have as much appetite for). But also really like how this conversation is relevant for startups in 2010, 2020, or 2030 :) Thanks everyone