It was about a new iPhone launch during Apple's typically busiest quarter merged with a newer product, iPad, coming into its own, and the Mac continuing its methodical growth.
Morgenthau noted the farmer cooperative Lancaster Farms as an example of slow, methodical growth as opposed to the guts-for-glory approach of investment-backed tech startups.
"I think there can certainly be expectations from venture capitalist-based tech startups, but to grow food distribution successfully, the models that I've seen that have worked better rely on quite a bit of industry and slow, methodical growth, which can be kind of antithetical to the growth mindset in the venture capitalist world," he said.
Of course, this isn't like an insane jump in revenue like a consumer IPO like Snap, but enterprise companies tend to show a more methodical growth rate.
Consistent, methodical growth from its services business translates to just added-on incremental value for Apple, which can offset the peaks and troughs that come with iPhone update cycles.
By stepping into the role of Chairman, where my primary job will be focusing on the vision of serving 10X more people, we can bring in a leader whose primary talent is larger-scale operations and methodical growth processes to complement my skills and accelerate Meetup's growth.
The slow expansion is a reflection of the methodical way in which the company approaches growth.
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Then, the methodical magic is not fun.
"It was something else — the methodical attention to detail.
The methodical approach reflects one of the themes of "Mastery".
