Growing Fast, But Broke: The Payroll Payroll Panic!

12 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief segment of the YouTube video, Chrissy Myers and a co‑host discuss the paradox that many entrepreneurs face: rapid revenue growth does not automatically translate into cash on hand. They share personal experiences of cash‑flow crunches, highlighting how a company can be growing at 30% annually yet still struggle to cover payroll for the upcoming week. The conversation points out that this financial stress is often under‑discussed among founders, setting the stage for deeper exploration of cash‑flow management challenges.

Let's talk about cash flow crunch. So I know as an entrepreneur, there have been times where I've experienced cash flow crunch. I don't know if you as an entrepreneur have ever experienced that either. Growing revenue doesn't always mean having cash in the bank.
Growing 30% a year and wondering how I'm going to make payroll next week. I mean, it's this like really kind of ironic situation.
Yeah, yeah, but we don't always talk about it either.
No, because it's, it almost feels a little embarrassing, right? You know, I'm growing so fast and that's really sexy and all that stuff, but Cash is king, cash is what goes to payroll, and that's a different story.