I used to chase speed. Not just any speed—the kind that makes headlines. Triple-digit revenue growth. Explosive user adoption. Stocks that don’t just climb, they levitate. I wanted companies that made yesterday look irrelevant and tomorrow feel like it was already priced in. If it wasn’t growing fast, I wasn’t interested. And for a while, that worked. Fast growth is intoxicating. It gives you a narrative, and markets love narratives. A company isn’t just a business—it becomes the future . You stop asking what it’s worth and start asking how big it can get. Every quarter becomes a scoreboard. Every earnings report is either validation or betrayal. But here’s the thing no one tells you when you’re addicted to growth: Fast growth doesn’t end dramatically. It fades. And when it fades, the opportunity doesn’t disappear. It moves. The Slow Death of Fast Growth The first time I really noticed it, I didn’t want to believe it. The company still looked great on paper. Revenue was stil...