Growth Strategies with Jonathan Mills Patrick

Growth Strategies with Jonathan Mills Patrick

The "Messy Middle" of Scaling

Identifying why GTM stalls at $5M–$10M ARR.

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Jonathan Mills Patrick
Feb 16, 2026
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40% growth 🚀

20% 👏

5% 🤦‍♀️

Stalling growth is scary for founders who are used to double-digit numbers.

You risk disappointed investors and frustrated employees who are worried that their exit window is closing.

The problem is that the go-to-market strategies that got you to $3M-$5M in ARR won’t get you to $10M-$25M.

In today’s GTM playbook, I’ve got 8 reas…

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