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HBR CAS E S T UD Y A ND C OM M E NT ARY Should Paragon Tool Growing for Broke further its growth ambitions by trying to acquire by Paul Hemp MonitoRobotics? • Four commentators offer expert advice. Reprint R0209A Paragon Tool is pouring money into growth initiatives. How long can it afford to wait for profits to bounce back? HBR CAS E S T UD Y Growing for Broke by Paul Hemp . D E Look, you’ve got to grow. It’s what our econ- iam Littlefield, is always happy to remind me. V R E S omy is all about. Hey, it’s what our country is “Nicky,” he’ll say, “people always talk about E R S all about! Certainly, it’s what drives me. My fa- getting to the top when they should be focusing T H G I ther, Constantine Anaptyxi, came to America on the bottom...line, that is.” Quite a comedian, R L L from Greece because he saw big opportunities that Littlefield. But lame as the quip is, it tells A . N here. He worked hard, took a few risks, and re- you a lot about Littlefield and w