Learn from others mistakes; you will not be in business long enough to make them all yourself
Sunil Nagaraj saw a need for software that identified suitable pairings using algorithms to analyze data on the attributes and preferences of both sides in an exchange. Whether that was a date, a job offer, or a real estate transaction. His initial business concept was that he would be able to license such a matching …
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A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one.” Henry Ford CB Insights survey of 110 Tech firms that failed found that 8% of founders blamed a poor product as a cause of their business downfall. If industrial giants launch poor products, think New Coke, …
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I think people are unprepared for how hard and awful it is going to be to start a company. I certainly was.” Former Zenefits CEO Parker Conrad Burnout and Boredom ranked number 12 on CB Insights list of causes of failure. Five percent of the 110 failed Tech Companies they surveyed cited this as a …
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Why Start-Ups fail 