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

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If getting VC or angel money is one of the ways that will help you avoid failure, why not check out the free Funding Recommendation Engine here ? #20 11 – Pricing Issues. Pricing is one part science, 10 parts art. 20 – Start the company at the wrong time. So what does this teach us?

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

You, as a company, also need to be profitable to remain as a business.

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

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Chris calls this the “at Pricing” multiple, and you should notice that is is much lower than the $VEEV multiple of 18X. If the founder (or any member of Party A) participates in the IPO, they do NOT even receive the issue price. That said, the “courage” issue is real. Unfortunately, the real story is even worse.

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