Why Advisors Lie About Startup Ideas
A practical field note from PivotProof on testing an idea before it becomes an expensive commitment.
The anatomy of a polite response
Most advisors are not trying to mislead you. They are trying to be constructive, preserve a relationship, and avoid making a confident call with incomplete information.
What honest feedback looks like
Useful validation names the assumption, explains why it can fail, and sets a test that could prove the idea wrong.