Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes. WeWork’s Adam Neumann. Nikola’s Trevor Milton. When we hear of the spectacular rise and fall of once visionary entrepreneurs, we’re horrified and enthralled by the excesses of these charismatic founders. How did they get away with it? Professor Donald Palmer shares how startup culture enables individuals to justify wrongdoing to reap the rewards: “The problem may be far more widespread than we believe. At a policy level, more oversight may be required. At an individual level, we might need to ask ourselves "how much am I buying into the startup cult? Is this still legal?"

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