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  "id": 6761760,
  "title": "When going all in doesn’t pay off: Meet the ex-entrepreneurs who chased their dreams and failed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/when-going-all-in-doesnt-pay-off-meet-the-ex-entrepreneurs-who-chased",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/today/ground-up/failed-business-entrepreneurship-reality-challenges-6368881"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "The dream of starting a business can be alluring, but founders told CNA TODAY that the reality often meant punishing hours, financial sacrifice and the sobering discovery that even a useful idea may not make for a viable business.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}