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How do I get a job back after a failed startup?
About 1 year ago, I quit my job to work on my startup. It required a lot of hard work and consumed countless nights. My wife was very involved in this decision.
The target was to participate in a ...
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When to kill a startup?
I've been working on a side project for several months, and it's doing ok. I've done a lot of testing and talking to customers, and I'm very confident that this could be a viable small business within ...
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Anyone found or work for a startup that was a complete failure?
When we think about startups we always think about the success stories like Google, Twitter, and YouTube. You never hear about failed startups unless there was some sort of high profile founder or ...
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How to structure a resume after startup failure?
I'm in the frustrating position of looking for a job after spending two years building a start-up that has faced terminal challenges. My problem is that my start-up had little to do with my prior ...
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Interviewing to re-enter the corporate world after start up “fail”
I'm following on this question regarding my start-up experience in my resume.
Over a year ago I quit my consulting job to start-up a service company, and after 13 months we (my partners and myself) ...
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What companies failed because they released too early?
Most bloggers are saying you should release early, iterate often, and fail fast.
But some companies are notorious for releasing early, but then getting a bad reputation which led to their failure. ...
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What kind of mental situations one faces, when his/her start up fails after leaving a good job?
I often want to leave my ongoing lucrative & comfortable job and start something of my own. But then I get stopped by the thought that, what if it fails?
What kind of mental trauma / setback one ...
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What happens if a startup fails in California?
What happens if a startup fails in California and has VC funding? I read in a previous question that
companies incorporated in New York State, employee payroll liabilities of the business extend ...
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Does shutting a start-up down affect your ability to do future start-ups?
I have a friend who is contemplating shutting his start-up down. Because he has more liabilities on the books than assets he would have to file for some form of bankruptcy (I think). My question is ...
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About facing setbacks
So I develop further and further on a web project. I put in some considerable amount of money. But the more I develop the less I enjoy doing it, I hate it, doing it all on my own. All the time new ...
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What happens when a start-up fails?
It seems like there isn't very much information on the web about wind-down processes in a start-up, largely because probably don't want to admit publicly when their company didn't pan out. However, ...
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Are there Internet startups that became successful without enormous time commitment from employees?
The software and Internet startup companies I've worked for required 60, 80, or more hours a week of their employees (not just founders), for extended periods of time, up to a year. Are there examples ...
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Examples of failed products/startups?
I would like to hear the stories of startups that created a software product of any category that didn't take off for the simple reason that no one wanted it. One of the examples could be Microsoft ...
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How do prevent a prior startup failure from discouraging you to start another?
In the mid-90s I was involved with a partner for two years in a non-internet related tech startup (I know, stupid). The OP provided money and the business end. It was a 50/50 deal. I was a developer ...
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What do you do when your Angel turns out to be a Devil?
Investor are in it for one thing, profit. That's okay if both the founders and the investors profit. What do you do when the "Angels" who have been funding your work kick out the founders and the ...
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Getting new solution for stalled startup
I have been working on an education services startup for about 1 Year. At this stage the whole product must be completed, but I still have ~30% remaining.
Following is my case:
We are a group of 4 ...
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What happens when a startup goes bankrupt?
When you have shares in a startup, what happens if the startup runs out of money, has debt and bankrupts?
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Start with: generic product, client product, or freelancing?
We started freelancing. However, most of our projects have failed because we had to do what we are not experienced with. For example, say our expertise is ASP, but we can't wait for ASP projects to ...
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Are there any good statistics out there not just on the failure % of startups, but the reasons associated with those failures?
There's a lot of rhetoric, on both sides, about why businesses succeed and fail, but I've seen really no good numbers backing up the claims of either major political party. (in the US)
Sure, spending ...
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What happens when I run out of money? [closed]
The startup I helped launch and have worked for in a management position for 2 years ran out of money somewhat unexpectedly and is in the process of raising more. So the CEO cut my hours (and all ...
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Source for “The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail” [closed]
This tidbit has been re-blogged all over the internet:
About three-quarters of venture-backed firms in the U.S. don't return
investors' capital, according to recent research by Shikhar Ghosh, a
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What jobs can I apply for after startup fails? [closed]
I'm a cofounder at a corporate vc backed startup currently considering to "move on." What kinds of jobs can I apply for around the valley that has decent pay?
Unfortunately, I am non-technical. Is ...
