We&#x27;ve seen a rash of these &quot;bad news bears&quot; articles lately. It&#x27;s important to note that this stuff has always existed in some startups, and it isn&#x27;t inherently bad - it&#x27;s a natural consequence of taking so many risks on inexperienced founders and managers. Some will train a new management elite, some won&#x27;t quite grow into their expectations and some will devolve into Lord of the Flies.<p>It&#x27;s just that as the tech market becomes softer, people stop deciding &quot;my stock will go up&quot; is a good reason to put up with terrible management. The hard part for people in startups is having the courage to walk away when things are still growing without a care.