Category Archives: Startups Mistakes

A Guide: 9 Ways Your Personal Life Can Affect Your Startup

Rahis Saifi — October 17, 2017 Follow @57rahis— October 17, 2017 There are plenty of articles out there about how running a business can ruin your personal life, but not much about how your personal life can affect your business if you are the entrepreneur. When running a company, it’s especially difficult to find a … Continue reading A Guide: 9 Ways Your Personal Life Can Affect Your Startup →

5 Mistakes I Made When Starting My Business

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Sam Allcock — April 16, 2017 Follow @samcustard— April 16, 2017 Starting up a brand-new business is hard. Trust me – I’ve been there, done it and sadly, made a few mistakes. I first started in online marketing after buying and selling a few web-based businesses as a hobby. I quickly realised that improving the … Continue reading 5 Mistakes I Made When Starting My Business →

Why Startups Fail and How Yours Can Succeed [Infographic]

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Stacey Rudolph — February 9, 2017 — February 9, 2017 Isn’t it amazing that 90% of startups do not make it past the 5th year? According to Go-globe, 74% of high promising internet businesses fail because of premature scaling while 29% others fail due to cash flow problems. Failure is part of online business, and … Continue reading Why Startups Fail and How Yours Can Succeed [Infographic] →

4 Lethal Startup Pitfalls for CEOs and Boards to Avoid

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Lisa Fernow — January 2, 2017 — January 2, 2017 The other day I was listening to a colleague describing the difficulties one of his portfolio company CEOs was having with their Board. The CEO wanted to go one way. The Board wanted to go another way. If they didn’t resolve their differences the CEO … Continue reading 4 Lethal Startup Pitfalls for CEOs and Boards to Avoid →

The 4 “Wrongs” That Could Kill Your Startup Before You Ever Get Started

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Kevin Johnson — December 5, 2016 Follow @redhotkevbot— December 5, 2016 These days, it seems like almost everyone wants to go into business for themselves. The thing is, launching your own startup is no easy task. While business failure rates have certainly declined over the last few years, the statistics tell us that the odds … Continue reading The 4 “Wrongs” That Could Kill Your Startup Before You Ever Get Started →

7 Reasons Why Start-ups Fail… And How to Come Out Ahead

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Candace Huntly — November 29, 2016 Follow @SongBird_TO— November 29, 2016 While the idea of working for yourself, building something from scratch, and setting your own hours seems absolutely amazing, there is a flip side to the entrepreneurship coin, and it can be a bit dark and scary. Did you know that only half of … Continue reading 7 Reasons Why Start-ups Fail… And How to Come Out Ahead →

Avoid These 4 Deadly Startup Myths If Want To Succeed

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Siya Carla — November 2, 2016 Follow @siyacarla— November 2, 2016 “Build it, and they will come” – for reasons unknown, overnight startup success has become the most believable in the utopia of the modern age. Certainly, the idea of putting our thoughts into actions and releasing them straight into the market where they will … Continue reading Avoid These 4 Deadly Startup Myths If Want To Succeed →

How to Avoid the Pitfalls that Cause Many Startup Companies to Fail

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by Rushal Patel Follow @patelrushalOctober 20, 2016 Most startup companies that fail have the same problems in common. Here are the six common pitfalls that cause startup companies in the industry of cyber security to fail. The media would have you believe that the path to Silicon Valley is paved with gold. The reality is … Continue reading How to Avoid the Pitfalls that Cause Many Startup Companies to Fail →

6 Mistakes that Every Startup Needs to Avoid

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by Adam Frankel May 23, 2016 Follow @FrankelInteractMay 23, 2016 Running a startup company? Worried about its finances? Not sure about its future prospect? You are not alone then. Most startups go through the same journey and reverberate the same thoughts and experiences. But there’s an alternative reality. Some startups (Very few in number) face … Continue reading 6 Mistakes that Every Startup Needs to Avoid →

Startups: Don’t Overreact to Dots

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by Adam Steinberg February 18, 2016 Follow @adams472February 18, 2016 “Altogether too often, people substitute opinions for facts and emotions for analysis.” – Only the Paranoid Survive As a startup, you’re constantly getting new data and feedback from the market. Every day, it seems like you have discovered something new about your business. It’s incredibly … Continue reading Startups: Don’t Overreact to Dots →