Subject: [Company]'s scaling challenges - familiar territory
Hi [First Name],
[Company]'s growth from [Previous Stage] to [Current Stage] is impressive - that trajectory brings exciting opportunities and predictable challenges.
Most companies at your stage hit bottlenecks around [Scaling Challenge], especially when [Growth Trigger] happens faster than [Infrastructure/Process] can scale.
[Similar Company] experienced this during their scale-up phase. They were growing 40% quarterly but [System/Process] couldn't keep pace, leading to [Specific Problem].
After addressing the scaling challenge, they maintained growth while improving [Efficiency Metric] by [Percentage].
Is [Company] experiencing similar growing pains as you scale?
Best,
[Your Name]
P.S. Your team expansion to [Team Size] in [Timeframe] suggests you're hitting those classic scaling inflection points.