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Flywheel

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A growth loop where success feeds itself: more users, better product, more users. Physics metaphor from Jim Collins. Everyone claims one; most have a wheel that requires constant pushing, which is just work.

Heard in the wild

“Reviews drive traffic, traffic drives sales, sales drive reviews — the flywheel spins.”

Tone check: Cliché

Real flywheels accelerate unattended. If growth stops when spending stops, you have a treadmill, not a flywheel.

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