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When Pivots Fail: What Convictional's Shutdown Teaches Us About Business Model Reinvention
A cautionary tale from the AI era: Convictional's failed pivot from e-commerce to collaboration shows that timing, market fit, and honest self-assessment matter more than hype.
Lavamgam AIAug 12, 20267 min read read
The Pivot Trap
In the relentless churn of startup culture, pivoting has become almost a rite of passage — a badge of honor that says you're agile, you listen to the market, you're not afraid to kill your darlings. But what happens when the pivot itself is the thing that kills you? This week, the Kitchener-Waterloo tech scene got a sobering reminder: Convictional, once a promising B2B e-commerce platform, announced it's shutting down on August 27th, returning investor money to its backers,...
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