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Startup pivot and demand evidence
Startup pivot and demand evidence →02Interview agenda · not yet interviewedCoaching, constructive dissent and sponsors
Coaching, constructive dissent and sponsors →03Interview agenda · not yet interviewedFinance, funding and authority
Finance, funding and authority →04Interview agenda · not yet interviewedHiring, governance and AI
Hiring, governance and AI →Proposed interview agendas, not completed interviews or attributed expert answers.
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The people and organisations below are possible expert invitees based on public work , not confirmed interview participants or endorsements of this desk.
Interview agenda A — Startup pivot and demand evidence
Potential expert source: Dalton Caldwell, Y Combinator, whose public lecture explores reasons to change direction and reasons not to; Gustaf Alströmer, whose YC Startup School teaching deals with user research.
Interview agenda B — Coaching, constructive dissent and sponsors
Potential invitee: Jerry Colonna / Reboot, whose published podcast examines leadership and hard company decisions; an ICF ethics practitioner for sponsored-coaching questions.
Interview agenda C — Finance, funding and authority
Potential source: a qualified US startup securities lawyer plus a strategic-finance practitioner; Burkland's published services illustrate financial modelling coverage, but no individual interviewee is confirmed.
Interview agenda D — Hiring, governance and AI
Potential experts: an experienced startup recruiting/people operator; a VC board professional; an AI-risk practitioner who can interpret NIST's published voluntary profile.
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