| Resource | Source / who | Published | What it covers | Immediate buyer use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All about pivoting | Dalton Caldwell, Y Combinator All about pivoting — Y Combinator | Date not established on source page | Reasons to pivot, when persistence becomes sunk cost, and not pivoting just to avoid sales | Write a three-option pivot test and a reconsideration date |
| How To Talk To Users — Startup School | Gustaf Alströmer, Y Combinator How To Talk To Users — Y Combinator | 1 Dec 2022 | Who to interview, customer discovery, questions to avoid and interpretation of answers | Rewrite five leading interview prompts into behavioural questions |
| How to Plan an MVP | Michael Seibel, Y Combinator How to Plan an MVP — Y Combinator | 1 Aug 2019 | Scope an MVP, launch fast, gather feedback without overbuilding | Cut the next experiment to a testable, reversible commitment |
Cross-reading: YC's pivot advice is not an instruction to change direction every time traction disappoints. Pair it with real behavioural observation and a cash-at-risk plan; its own talk warns against chronic pivots. All about pivoting — Y Combinator