Founders and executives face this question constantly: is this not working because the strategy is wrong, or because we haven't given it enough time?
A useful heuristic: if your assumptions about the market were wrong, pivot. If your execution of a correct strategy is slow, persist.
The trap is pivoting away from a good strategy because execution is hard, and calling it a "strategic decision."
Before you pivot, audit: have you actually tested the strategy, or have you tested a weak version of it?
https://stormberry.as/strategy
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