Almost everything in business takes longer than expected, even things that are expected to take longer. The CEO hire is obviously hugely important so getting it as right as possible should take precedence over expediency.

Your post shows the value of moving stepwise and not trying to jump ahead. A glaring example is Nader's massive mistake making big commitments to Samsung way too soon.

I don't think its wise to make business decisions based on what is essentially fear of missing market opportunities. Yes, that can be taken into account but shortcuts tend to lead to dead ends.