IDG Contributor Network: Deciding when to scale: 3 big questions every tech startup needs to ask

Every tech company CEO has a vision at the outset. “By year three, we want to have this many users. By year five, we will have reached our target profit margin.”
And with the resources available today, startups have never been better positioned to reach these goals. According to CB Insights, the cost to launch a tech startup was $5 million in 2000. But now, with the help of cloud-based tools and open-source software, it can cost as little as $5,000. And thanks to the wide adoption o