I understand that building a startup is hard. I've often heard founders being advised to "overpromise" and operate in a "reality distortion field" in order to g

I understand that building a startup is hard. I've often heard founders being advised to "overpromise" and operate in a "reality distortion field" in order to get the ball rolling. That all works out great when things eventually go well. But sometimes, there's a lot more at stake than simply investor money. This article does a great job of showing the human carnage that happens when founders overpromise jobs and riches that fail to materialize. Please keep that in mind the next time you are pitching your startup's mission to change the world.