You can start out by presuming they have reasons to choose a difficult path. Probably it’s anxiety inducing so they aren’t forthright about it but it’s not nece

You can start out by presuming they have reasons to choose a difficult path. Probably it’s anxiety inducing so they aren’t forthright about it but it’s not necessarily the wrong decision from their point of view. If you have the chance you could ask them what they perceive the financial picture looks like going forward. To generalize without knowing your situation, right now people feel that no financing is coming for a long time if ever again unless you are a top quality company. So getting disciplined on cash flow positivity may be their focus for good reasons.