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

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After a thorough analysis of those 32 start-up post-mortems, we have determined the common reasons founders gave to compile this list of the top 20 ways to have your startup fail. Work life balance is not something that startup founders often get and so the risk of burning out is high. 13 – Disharmony with Investors/Co-founders.

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Customers Love Free Stuff … But That’s Not Your Problem

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This “gain” ($34B last year alone) is a result of a direct wealth-transfer to these individuals FROM the previous owners of the company — founders, executives, employees, and venture investors. On the demand side, the IPO process is limited to a handful of institutional investors and also ignores the vast majority of retail investors.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

until I couldn't seem to find a way from getting away from all these nasty, vulgar teens (or people pretending to be teens) demanding explicit sex every time I went there. As a founder of a company, there is nothing more painful than to see your most loyal and devoted customers suffering. So I gave up. We are partners.

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