Prioritize the most frequently accessed flows first. Focus on the areas of the product that users interact with the most. By optimizing these high-traffic flows, you can significantly improve the overall experience and ensure smoother performance where it matters most.

There is a classic tradeoff between stability and scalability. Ultimately it falls to your company purpose. Are you going for quality or quantity? You can have the greatest product in the world, but if it’s not reliable you won’t be able to manage it at scale and your rate of adoption will halter innovation. Cover your bases. Provide core functionality and cater to your audience. Growth will come from consistency. The reason that there is a huge difference between start-up and scale-up businesses is often tied to demand.

In case of performance bottlenecks: 1. Define Problem Space: - Identify and analyze KPIs to identify the bottlenecks. - Perform root cause analysis. - Create a fish-bone diagram that comprehensively defines the problem space. 2. Solution Space: a. Short-term optimizations - Critical bug fixes - Code refactoring - Database optimizations - Use of caching and CDNs - Infrastructure scaling (vertical or horizontal) b. Long-term solutions - Redesign architecture - Auto-scaling and load balancing - Cloud migration - Containerization - Right-size infrastructure / Resource optimization

To address performance bottlenecks and boost product growth, start by identifying the root causes. Analyze key metrics like load times, user behavior, and system performance to pinpoint where the issues are occurring. Once identified, prioritize quick wins: optimize code, improve database queries, or enhance server efficiency to reduce lag. If needed, consider scaling infrastructure, such as cloud resources, to handle increased loads. Implementing caching, reducing image sizes, and refining API calls can also help streamline performance. Additionally, communicate transparently with users, letting them know improvements are underway. Regular updates on enhancements can restore trust and gradually accelerate product growth.

Understand the root cause for performance issues. Are there bugs, infrastructural issues, lack of user interaction, etc.? Then analyze them against the acceptable benchmark for these KPIs in the respective areas, and it's impact on the overall product. Once diagnosed, make a remediation strategy to handle the performance issues. These will need to be prioritized in the upcoming sprints depending on the each issue's impact on the product. After remediation, closely monitor the product's performance to reestablish whether it is performing at acceptable standards. Once the process is completed, audit the performance monitoring systems ensuring that the team can to spot performance dips sooner, remedy quicker and more effectively.