This also seems like a great way to get everyone to leave. If what I wanted was a B2B platform, I wouldn't choose one with a history of suddenly changing its policies and only giving one week to catch up.
In fact, it's often much more difficult for a larger business to move that quickly than an independent user.
I've had great experiences with pair programming (and also bad experiences, but this is assuming a great experience), and I'd still want code review. The benefits can actually stack, if not compound, often enough.
step 2 of any analysis: project forward
You did this well.