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Somewhat related: I find the concept of "pivoting" pretty ridiculous: "Here's our start-up, our idea doesn't work. Let's do something completely different befor
by bradley13 2y ago
Somewhat related: I find the concept of "pivoting" pretty ridiculous: "Here's our start-up, our idea doesn't work. Let's do something completely different before our funding runs out!"
- paxys 2y agoEarly stage investors are funding founders, not products. It's very rare for an idea to work out exactly how it was intended from the get go. I'd wager most/all successful companies are a product of multiple pivots in their early years.
- ulfw 2y agoWhich is complete bullshit considering it's impossible to get funding unless you have a team, a product and already traction/customers/sales nowadays. But sure. If you're super well connected and your buddies fund you...
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- seizethecheese 2y agoPayPal famously raised money then immediately pivoted. It sometimes works out.
- two_handfuls 2y agoI mean, would you rather continue doing what isn't working? Most pivots are to a related idea though.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> I find the concept of "pivoting" pretty ridiculous I find special relativity ridiculous, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.