This is an inane column, but I think one point on semantics needs to be made. Silverman assumes that failure and pivot are totally synonymous, and that pivot is

This is an inane column, but I think one point on semantics needs to be made. Silverman assumes that failure and pivot are totally synonymous, and that pivot is just a cynical euphemism for failure. I think that they're are differences. Failure connotes a durable state that has repercussions. Pivot means we're still moving and we may be able to redirect some of our old momentum in a slightly new direction.