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Founders Cannot Distinguish Productive Persistence From Sunk-Cost Stubbornness

Entrepreneurs struggle to determine whether continued effort represents strategic resilience or irrational commitment to a failing path, with no objective framework to evaluate the distinction. The decision is high-stakes — quitting too early wastes potential, persisting too long wastes years. Structured diagnostic tools combining market signals, cohort comparisons, and founder mental state could systematically reduce this uncertainty.

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