The Real Price of Growth | 4 Founders on What Scaling Actually Costs | Ways to Wealth EP169

Every founder talks about growth. Raise the round, hit the milestones, scale the team. Nobody warns you about the price tag that doesn't show up on a spreadsheet.In this compilation episode of Ways to Wealth, Charlie Meaden pulls together four conversations that each answer the same uncomfortable question from a completely different angle.Luigi Lenguito (BforeAI) proved traction in the US before anyone would write a cheque, then lost product-market fit four months after closing the round. Simon Millar (Pure Advantage) spent 22 years in Hollywood managing A-list talent and walked away from all of it after one afternoon in a broken air-conditioned cinema. Henry Aung (Octopass) spent $100K and three years building a fintech in Myanmar and ran the brutal maths on what doing nothing would have returned instead. Sayantan Bhattacharya (Love Your Body) moved to the US not to sell, but to learn how global wellness brands operate before scaling Love Your Body.Four founders. Four very different journeys. One truth: growth always costs more than you think.Connect with Luigi Lenguito: https://www.linkedin.com/in/llenguito/ Learn more about Pure Advantage: https://pureadvantage.org/ Connect with Henry Aung: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryaung/ Connect with Sayantan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sayantan-bhattacharya-1084a4250/ Watch every episode of Ways to Wealth: https://www.eccuity.com/podcasts Learn more about eccuity: https://eccuity.comTimestamps:00:00 Introduction 00:52 Luigi06:36 Simon11:50 Henry15:21 Sayantan#WaysToWealth #Founders #Startups #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth