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16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

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In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). Dont underestimate the importance of Minimum Viable Design. In my first company, people liked our product but were embarrassed to share it because the design and presentation was so poor.

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Lessons Learned: Using AdWords to assess demand for your new.

Startup Lessons Learned

It was fall 2004, and the presidential election was in full swing. I too would be concerned about false negatives, but perhaps this strategy could be integrated into a broader market research strategy that included user engagement, viral marketing, etc which would all be quantifiable under the Google analytics. Thanks for the insight!

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