I have a weird hobby of collecting data on startup failures (autopsies). I just finished analyzing 1,600+ failures (burning $500B+ in capital) and put it all on a site I built just to share the findings.
The biggest surprise? We're often told startups die because of "No Market Need." But in this dataset, that was only the #9 cause (36%).
The real killers were Product Problems (85%) and Competition (82%)—which totally contradicts the old "startups commit suicide, they don't get murdered" saying.
I built this with no ads, no sign-ups, and no paywall. Just raw data for anyone who wants to avoid these potholes.
I have a weird hobby of collecting data on startup failures (autopsies). I just finished analyzing 1,600+ failures (burning $500B+ in capital) and put it all on a site I built just to share the findings.
The biggest surprise? We're often told startups die because of "No Market Need." But in this dataset, that was only the #9 cause (36%).
The real killers were Product Problems (85%) and Competition (82%)—which totally contradicts the old "startups commit suicide, they don't get murdered" saying.
I built this with no ads, no sign-ups, and no paywall. Just raw data for anyone who wants to avoid these potholes.
Hope it helps you build something that lasts.