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startup pivots

2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Ben Horowitz · across every show →

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Jan 2, 2019
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Horowitz: Startup pivots fail due to lack of courage, not analysis
“The decision isn't actually that hard. It's the courage to actually make the decision that's nearly impossible and why nobody ever does it, because you're basically, if you continue going on your current route, you know, particularly if the company has got som…”
Ben Horowitz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:36 a16z Podcast | Startups, Pivots, Culture, and Timing (Oh Shit!)
Jan 2, 2019
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Rosenthal: Startups pivot away from disaster rather than toward certainty
“Very rarely at least in my experience, are you pivoting into something That you know is going to work or that you've got super high confidence in. You're mostly pivoting away from, you know, near certain disaster.”
Jason Rosenthal Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:28 a16z Podcast | Startups, Pivots, Culture, and Timing (Oh Shit!)
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