Every investor wants to own stocks that will go up five times, 10 times, or even more from their purchase price.

There's no easy way to find these breakout stocks. Often they are disruptors, but not every business with a disruptive concept actually goes on to change its industry. High revenue growth is a good clue -- but even more important is that they are steadily gaining market share compared to their (often much larger) competitors.

Gaining market share alone doesn't make a company successful -- many early-stage disruptors are unprofitable, and profits have to come eventually. But that's often easier with greater market share, as that allows a company to achieve economies of scale.

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