McKinsey froze salaries and admitted the pyramid is crumbling. Are consultancies and analysts finally conceding that the 80% failure rate was never about technology—it was about a revenue chain that doesn't pay anyone to say 'stop'?
The same economics that killed Blockbuster and BlackBerry are now shaping who survives the next transformation wave.
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The Pyramid is Crumbling: When Defenders Become Evidence
December 12, 2025
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McKinsey froze salaries and admitted the pyramid is crumbling. Are consultancies and analysts finally conceding that the 80% failure rate was never about technology—it was about a revenue chain that doesn't pay anyone to say 'stop'?