I've heard many startup CEO's lie and evade. None of their companies succeeded. Lying CEO is like a klaxon going off, not a confidence builder. Yes, absorb stress and be positive. But don't lie and don't withhold the truth. IMHO this article gives bad advice.
Zynga and Groupon, the quintessential examples of startups with deceptive and borderline sociopathic CEOs, suuceeded quite well for the CEOs, if not the employees.
