India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant emphasized the need for startups to prioritize governance over relentless growth to avoid misgovernance. He stressed the importance of a self-regulating ecosystem for startups to ensure consistency in growth. This advice follows recent instances of governance issues in major startups like Byju's, once valued at $22 billion. Kant's call for a governance framework underscores the significance of ethical practices in sustaining India's startup success story.