I don’t disagree at all, it’s just about difference phases of a business’ arc. Early on you take big risks and move quickly, optimizing for completely different

I don’t disagree at all, it’s just about difference phases of a business’ arc. Early on you take big risks and move quickly, optimizing for completely different things than when you’re further along and more established. And sometimes you’re happy to do the slower soft work of trying to turn a giant ship (case in point, this is my current position) but other times you just want to ride the ocean on a raft that you’re cobbling together from passing driftwood. Both approaches are terrible fits when attempted at the wrong phase of a company’s lifecycle, but that doesn’t mean a person can’t appreciate the different modes while understanding why the grass looks greener. (I also know that being total yolo to start something is a myth, but so is the idea that everything at a large established business should involve slow consensus-building). “Predictable Success” is one of the few business books I recommend, not because it’s necessarily revelatory but rather because it verbalizes these concepts so well.