I agree with what you wrote here... I just don't see how it relates to what I said.
Start-up have terrible survival odds. Decisions should not be arbitrary. There should be a detailed plan.
That moment when one person recognizes what is happening in a conversation; namely;
1. when two people are "talking past" each other.
2. It isn't only about 'what I'm saying'; multiple streams of conversation can happen at the same time and all be useful and even true
I have culled many half-arsed options... and the decisions are far from arbitrary. Also, who budgets for a project burning over $100k a month in labor without a detailed plan... lol