Pivoting requires losing customers
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It’s not a “pivot” if you don’t lose a bunch of customers.
Sometimes growth feels like a smooth ride... until it crashes. The chart above shows the ugly truth: hitting product-market fit usually requires a painful dip first.
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That “pivot” moment is when your data screams something’s off. It’s not failure—it’s feedback. The smartest teams move fast, change direction, and aim for the spike that comes next.
Why it works
- Pivots turn guesswork into insight
- Market feedback drives stronger positioning
- Losing customers clarifies who your real audience is
- Agile teams win because they adapt, not because they’re perfect
Examples
- Slack started as a failed game company, pivoted, and sold for $27B
- Instagram ditched feature overload to focus on photo sharing
- Netflix shifted from DVDs to streaming before anyone else dared to
- Shopify evolved from a snowboard shop to an e-commerce platform
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