There are exceptions of course, but most companies start with a great ideaโ-โnot a pivot.
What being a founder means, is signing up for this years long grind on executionโ-โand you can't outsource this.
Losing focus is another way that founders get off track.
You'll get more support on a hard, important, project than a derivative one.
You want to continue to be run by great products, not process for it's own sake.
If you look at successful pivots, they almost always are a pivot into something that the founder wanted. Not a random made up idea.