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Why Many Startups Look Successful Online but Are Struggling Offline

Why do so many startups appear thriving on social media while facing real struggles behind the scenes? Because what founders post is shaped by what sociologist Erving Goffman called impression management — the deliberate curation of a “front stage” persona distinct from the messier “back stage” reality, a framework researchers have found applies directly to […]

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From Hustle to Health: Why Burnt-Out Founders Are Rewriting the Startup Playbook

Why is startup culture shifting away from hustle culture toward founder wellbeing? Partly because the costs of ignoring it have become too visible to dismiss. The World Health Organization formally classified burnout as an “occupational phenomenon” in its ICD-11 framework, giving the condition clinical legitimacy rather than treating it as a personal failing. In India […]