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Tech & Innovation·September 1, 2026·1 min read

Long hours and stress don’t mean your startup is toxic

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Founders are starting to separate hard environments from harmful ones — the bar is shifting from "we work a lot" to how you handle power, feedback, and failure. If you’re leading a team, document what “hard but healthy” looks like in your company and align your rituals — 1:1s, reviews, offsites — to that standard.