Agency Founders Burnt Out After Years in the Same Business Cannot Find New Directions
Web agency owners who have run the same service business for years find themselves unable to identify viable pivots despite extensive research. The combination of market shifts from automation and reduced ad effectiveness accelerates burnout while narrowing perceived options. Without an external framework for evaluating new business models, they remain stuck in declining businesses past the point of recovery.
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