I did. Specifically by going to confs and trade shows and networking with potential customers and/or suppliers. We don't currently do ANY of that. We have a couple cash-cow customers that we milk for most of our revenue. We do not have our eggs in very many baskets.
> Even though you are completely disregarding the difficulties associated with growing a company so fast...
I was brought in during a doubling where the company moved from one state to another. Growing this company and increasing it's capacity was specifically why I was hired. That focus has shifted and I'm concerned about the weaning focus on growth from management.
Like I said, a few people here got very rich very quickly and I think it's taken their eyes off of the prize.
What is the prize in your view? To grow as much as you possibly can and make as much money as you can?
Sounds like the "prize" for your boss is a stable company.
But I'm steadily arriving at the conclusion that if there's never going to be enough of this company so that I've got paid off 4-wheelers and hotrods in my driveway too; then it just isn't a good fit for me.
You mentioned nothing (here) about "why" the company needs to grow other than you seem to think you will benefit financially from it. Is that the right move for the company? It sounds like you are just trying to move toward unsustainable growth for a short-term payout. Your boss appears to be looking long term and doesn't think that's the right move.
Did you propose any real ways to make the company more money, such as a new product you could design and be an integral part to get a higher salary / bonus from that? It sounds like you just went in there and said "if we market to X more people and triple the size of our company we could make even more money!" Even though you are completely disregarding the difficulties associated with growing a company so fast... all the overhead, fixed costs, and then one bad quarter/year all the sudden you have to drop 50% of your staff etc.