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Sometimes, the widely shared mantras in the startup world passed down from investors, accelerators, or successful founders can turn into liabilities when applied too broadly or in the wrong context.

Advice is one of the few things a startup CEO will never run out of. It comes from investors, board members, peers and even your own employees. And most of the time, it sounds convincing. The ...