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

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Many companies that failed started during the recent financial crisis (and continues to suffer through), and some startups highlighted the larger market negativity as a reason for their ultimate demise. If there is no money out there for your idea, reassess whether there is a market for it, and reassess your approach. #16

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

For months, we made constant product and policy changes, trying to end the controversy without simply undoing our original decision and abandoning the mainstream market. Game and world platformers don't even think about these issues, let along implement the best practices of fairness and firewalls. Expo SF (May.

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