Building high-quality software costs money. If you produce consumer software, growth is a must to finance that. Some smaller efforts can certainly live with organic growth, but it's rare.
> If you produce consumer software, growth is a must to finance that
That's not true. You need to be profitable in order to finance the expenses, yes, but you don't need growth beyond that, unless you're aiming for something more. Fast growth is not the only way to finance something, and if you're aiming to build something long-term, fast growth is actually working against you.
Building high-quality software costs money. If you produce consumer software, growth is a must to finance that. Some smaller efforts can certainly live with organic growth, but it's rare.