My startup is on the verge of breakthrough success, but it requires a significantly unethical shortcut in product testing that carries a small but real risk of harm to future users. Do I take the shortcut for market dominance or uphold ethics and risk failure?

Mandy Welch

Mandy Welch

Take shortcut, succeed5 votes (21%)
Prioritize ethics, delay8 votes (33%)
Find ethical alternative7 votes (29%)
Rethink business model4 votes (17%)

24 votes total • Created 1/5/2026

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My startup is on the verge of breakthrough success, but it requires a significantly unethical shortcut in product testing that carries a small but real risk of harm to future users. Do I take the shortcut for market dominance or uphold ethics and risk failure? | asQkme