KNOW WHEN TO SAY F-IT

I think you need to take more risks.
A client of mine (first-time CEO) was asking me what she should do. Raising her “B round” of funding was harder than she expected, and she was getting tons of feedback from potential investors that a strategic pivot to a more familiar business model might make it easier for them to write the big check.
“I know I could make it work, sell the company in a few years for a decent valuation, and…