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Why Startups Fail - 20 Top Reasons Gleaned from 32 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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Location issues were given as a reason for failure 6% of the time. In their startup post-mortem, Nouncer discussed their decision to be in NY as one that hurt their company stating : In my case, New York didn’t lack money, community, able workers, or smart people with good advice. 11 – Pricing Issues.

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After Facebook's IPO flub, value of tech startups falls back to earth

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Thirteen promising young companies had just taken the stage, and Silicon Alley’s tech community was abuzz with the news of Single Platform being acquired by Constant Contact for $100 million, hot on the heels of Buddy Media being purchased for $800 million. "A Despite being sold like a premium cut of meat social traffic is a junk-shot.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. This probably sounds illogical. After all, people rarely say they are mad because they are not being heard.

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