So what&#x27;s better? A slow death or a fast one?<p>As an investor I&#x27;d rather a fast death, salvage what capital I have remaining after the death, and invest it elsewhere.  A slow death means that the long-term value of my money keeps decreasing over time as it&#x27;s trapped in a weak investment with the hope that it may improve.<p>As an employee, I&#x27;d rather work for a company trying to accomplish something big than keeping the boat floating in the same direction.  What&#x27;s the difference between working for Yahoo and Comcast in this context?  Both of them aren&#x27;t doing anything all that innovative or interesting.<p>As an investor and an employee it&#x27;s better to bet big and fail then to never try.  If the company was established <i>and</i> successful I&#x27;d agree with you fully, but the company wasn&#x27;t successful for nearly a decade before they brought her in.  This, in my opinion, invalidates the &#x27;stay the course&#x27; strategy.