I think its a valid question on pivots, but its also pretty much the sole discretion of the founder&#x2F;CEO to actually do the pivot. Without them on board and leading the change you end up with a mess, some people following the &quot;strong&quot; leaders and some people following the &quot;original&quot; leaders, and nobody gets anything done to their satisfaction. It also affects your team makeup, since at the small scale one tries to craft a team with overlapping but interlocking skill sets. Pivots require restructuring for that reason, and being able to pull that off is a skill as well.<p>At the end of the day, if the CEO is thinking the &quot;least risk &#x2F; best shot&quot; is to stay the course, then a pivot is off the table until you replace the CEO.