While there is some truth to what you say, I've seen a few startups fail because they lost focus. While there may be fewer people to oppose you if you want to

While there is some truth to what you say, I've seen a few startups fail because they lost focus. While there may be fewer people to oppose you if you want to experiment with truely novel ideas in a startup, you're still increasing your risk doing so. Startups should avoid experimenting until after they are profitable.