Teams aren't constructed to pivot, but that's kind of the point of Lean Startup. You should ideally be able to validate an idea with a skeleton crew (or an ind

Teams aren't constructed to pivot, but that's kind of the point of Lean Startup. You should ideally be able to validate an idea with a skeleton crew (or an individual). The bigger the team necessary to validate the issue (some problems are BIG, and require big teams), the more difficult it is to pivot. The primary goal of a startup is to learn, so the team should only be big enough to learn more about the problem area, and learn about the means to an appropriate solution. Teams built to compete will have more trouble than teams built to learn.