In addition to the other answers, it sounds like they knew they needed more time to execute & validate the pivot. Let the original founder/visionary execute th

In addition to the other answers, it sounds like they knew they needed more time to execute & validate the pivot. Let the original founder/visionary execute the pivot and then hand off the reins, rather than pull someone new in and try to brain-dump how you want them to pull off the pivot that mostly exists in your head.