In small teams, the CEO's blind spot becomes the company's direction. There's no advisory board, no devil's advocate, no organizational immune system. Just you — and the biases you can't see.
Every one of these companies had smart people in the room. None of them had a system to catch what smart people miss.
CEO surrounded himself with supporters. Ignored every signal that short-form mobile video wasn't what consumers wanted. Shut down in 6 months.
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What sounds like alignment is often just silence born of hierarchy.
"Everyone agrees this is the right direction."
"We've invested 6 months. We need to see this through."
"How did we miss all the warning signs?"
Cherry-picking data that supports what you already believe. Excluding dissenting voices from decision materials.
"I talked to 3 customers who love this idea" — but didn't mention the 8 who didn't.
You've consulted 3 enterprise advocates but excluded 2 team members who raised SMB concerns last month.
Sarah (Product) and Mike (Eng) flagged contradicting customer feedback on Oct 15 — not included in your decision brief.
Decision rationale cites "6 months of enterprise research already invested" as primary justification.
Pattern match: identical language preceded the 2023 mobile pivot that was later abandoned at $1.2M loss.
Decision follows 2 recent enterprise conversations. 18-month trend shows 80% revenue from SMB segment.
Q3 data: SMB has 3x better retention, 2x faster sales cycles. Not referenced in your memo.
Schedule 1-hour "red team" session with Sarah and Mike before board presentation. Review Q3 SMB data against enterprise projections.
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Historical success/failure patterns for similar strategic choices.
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Right now, there are blind spots in your strategic thinking.
Your team sees them. They won't say anything.
You'll find out 6 months from now, when it's expensive.
Or you could know about them tomorrow.
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