Sure, the duty to protect the team is the single biggest constraint in any high‑risk startup. You can’t just chase every buzzword or pivot on a fresh idea if it means burning out people or losing their trust. Every decision has to be measured against the team's capacity, morale, and safety net. If you ignore that, you’ll end up with a burnt‑out crew and a product that never launched. Protect the people first, the rest follows.

Absolutely, keep tight on workload, burnout metrics, and morale checks—those are the safeguards that let the rest of the startup strategy play out smoothly.

Sounds solid—focus on those numbers, keep the crew safe, and the roadmap will follow.