The document summarizes a presentation from Dino Signore of the Edward Lowe Foundation about challenges faced by second-stage companies. It discusses how second-stage companies experience significant growth but face pressure points that can impede further expansion. These pressure points include market misalignment, an outdated management team, difficulties managing finances, and business models that do not scale well. The presentation recommends best practices like facilitated roundtables, economic gardening activities, and leader retreats to help second-stage companies address these challenges and continue growing in a sustainable manner.

1. Annual Conference, April 23-24, 2014
Pressure Points at Second Stage
Dino Signore
Edward Lowe Foundation

2. Pressure Points at
Second Stage
Dino Signore
Edward Lowe Foundation

3. Edward Lowe
The inventor of Kitty
Litter®.
A successful
businessman.
As an entrepreneur, he
wanted to give back.
He created the
foundation to support
entrepreneurs.
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4. Why Second-Stage Companies?
Because we believe they have the greatest positive impact on the economy
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5. Recent Research shows:
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6. Second Stage Companies

7. Not all Businesses are Created
Equal

8. So… What’s the problem?

9. How to spot a Second-Stager

10. How to spot a Second-Stager

11. Change and Transition for the Leader and the
Organization

12. The challenges of second stage

13. The Four M’s of No Man’s Land
Market Misalignment

14. The Four M’s of No Man’s Land
Outgrow Management Team

15. The Four M’s of No Man’s Land
Managing Money

16. The Four M’s of No Man’s Land
Model Does Not Scale

17. Second Stage Pressure Points

18. Second Stage Pressure Points

19. Second Stage Pressure Points

20. Best Practices for SSEs

21. Professionally Facilitated
Roundtables

22. Economic Gardening

23. Leader Retreats at ELF

24. Our Message for Economic Development
Efforts

25. Finding Balance
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