... but the pendulum has swung way out of whack here. A bad idea is still bad, and the pivot happy world we're in today feels suboptimal.

In general though, if you look at the track record of pivots, they don't become big companies.

In the early stage of a startup, hiring senior people is usually a mistake. You just want people that get stuff done.

No growth hack, brilliant marketing idea, or sales team can save you long term if you don't have a sufficiently good product.

Don't let the company get distracted or excited about other things. A common mistake is that companies get excited by their own PR.

You think you have this great idea that everyone's going to come join, but that's not how it works.

You cannot create a market that doesn't want to exist.