The Startup Lie That’s Quietly Killing Founders (and 6 Other Truth Bombs)

Hey Founder! This week’s EH roundup is for the builders who’ve hit their breaking point… or are quietly on their way there. We’re peeling back the glossy founder stories and feel-good hustle porn to reveal what really makes or breaks a startup.

Most founders fail for reasons no one talks about. They chase press, polish branding, and hoard advice from VC-funded gurus... and still wonder why they’re stuck. Or worse—broke.

This week’s edition is a direct hit to the myths we’re taught about building and scaling startups. From regulated industries and million-dollar mistakes to the silent startup killer no one sees coming, these 7 articles deliver the harsh truths and smart pivots you actually need to survive and win.

If you’re building something real, read this before you burn more time, money, or sanity.

Here’s what we’ve got for you:

• What if running out of money isn’t what really kills startups?

• What it actually takes to succeed in a highly regulated industry (you’ll never guess)

• Why being "just another" player in your niche is basically a death sentence

• Why even the best tech talent feels stuck—and what to do about it

• The most misunderstood word in entrepreneurship (and why it matters)

• The brutal truth behind how tech workers became cogs in a broken system

• And the startup funding move nobody’s making (but absolutely should be)

Whether you’re scaling a SaaS, launching a product, or navigating red tape with no map in hand, these reads will challenge your assumptions—and maybe save you from wasting months (or millions).

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That’s a Wrap (for Now)

If there’s one theme across this week’s lineup, it’s this: most founders are focused on the wrong problems. From chasing PR over profit to underestimating CAC or blindly trusting playbooks that never applied to them in the first place, the cost of bad assumptions adds up fast.

We’ll be back next week with more field-tested insights, brutally honest takes, and hard-earned lessons you won’t find in the startup echo chamber. Keep building—but question everything.