Two years ago, the US stock market tanked, growth-at-all-costs went out the window and get-to-profitability-ASAP came in.
Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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