The other burn rate - Why founders experience burnout, & how to fix it

Burn rate has, for many a year, been one of the things keeping founders and VCs up at night. But in recent years another ‘burn', burnout, has begun to feature more heavily in discussions.\r\nA 2023 Balderton Capital study showed that 83% of founders believed that constant high pressure can lead to team burnout, with most (64%) saying it can also negatively impact business performance.\r\nJust over half of the survey's respondents said investors and board members put them under pressure to be constantly available, increasing the pressure. But some VCs are taking a different approach, bringing in wellness support and executive coaches for their portfolio founders.\r\nWith the funding market in seemingly perpetual flux, and market conditions harder than ever, how can fatigue be reduced, and where is the balance between earn out and burn out?