Kyle York built something incredible. He took Dyn from $3 million to $100 million in revenue, then sold it to Oracle for $600 million. But the real story isn't just about the numbers.He shares what it's actually like to scale a company that fast. The sleepless nights, the impossible decisions, the moment you realize your entire net worth exists only on paper.And then what happens after the acquisition – when you go from running the show to being employee #150,000 at a massive corporation.Discover:🟣 The unspoken truths of startup growth🟣 The lies founders believe about scaling🟣 Why the typical VC playbook fails most companies🟣 What it really takes to build generational wealth🟣 Why fulfillment is the only metric that matters in the endConnect with Kyle:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyork20/https://york.ie/https://www.instagram.com/yorkgrowth/?hl=enhttps://x.com/yorkgrowth?lang=en🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro02:05 – From $3M to $100M: What Scaling Actually Looks Like05:40 – The Startup Plan No One Tells You to Make09:12 – Founder-Market Fit Over Product-Market Fit12:50 – Why Equity Is Just Monopoly Money (Until It Isn’t)15:40 – Leaving Oracle: What Happens After the Big Check19:30 – Startup Success Without Alignment = Burnout22:40 – A Smarter Playbook for Generational Wealth26:25 – Philanthropy, Legacy, and Playing the Long Game30:40 – Branding Is the Most Underrated Growth Hack33:10 – The Startup Red Flag That Makes Kyle Say “No”36:22 – Go-To-Market: What Founders Always Miss39:18 – Why the Internet Is One Bad Cable Away from Chaos44:00 – Cybersecurity, AI, and the Next Big SaaS Shakeup48:15 – The Question Every Founder Should Be Asking#StartupScaling #VentureCapital #TechAcquisition #GenerationalWealth #FounderLife #Entrepreneurship #SaaSGrowth #BusinessStrategy #OracleAcquisition #DynStory #TechSuccess #StartupJourney #Innovation #WealthBuilding #TheBDPodcast