I think there are two different situations when you think about entrepreneurs who persevered for years on the same idea to try to hit success: 1) Despite a lac

I think there are two different situations when you think about entrepreneurs who persevered for years on the same idea to try to hit success: 1) Despite a lack of hockey stick growth at first, there was a gut feeling that the team was solving the right idea and just needed to iterate long enough to get there or be at the right place at the right time. 2) Despite a lack of hockey stick growth, the team was too afraid to change course on an idea that deep down they knew wasn't working and will probably never work for them.