For successful blitzscaling, competitive advantage comes from growth factors—like market size, distribution, high gross margin, and network effects—built into the business model. By triggering a feedback loop, these growth factors allow companies to dominate the market and tap into the first-scaler advantage. But our business model should also be built to anticipate the challenges of growth limiters, such as lack of product/market fit and operational scalability.
If we want to find our best business model, we should try to design one that maximizes four key growth factors and minimizes two key growth limiters.