Paul Graham: The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups

Posted by mkhairul - November 10, 2006 at 05:11:08 am -

Categories: Tips, blog



Finally after long overdue.. I’ve managed to finish reading this article. I’ve been reading paul’s articles for quite some time. Not all of them I agree with.. but still most are insightful.

Here’s the list. The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups

1. Single Founder

2. Bad Location

3. Marginal Niche

4. Derivative Idea

"It seems like the best problems to solve are ones that affect you personally." — Yeah, this is so true.

5. Obstinacy

6. Hiring Bad Programmers

7. Choosing the Wrong Platform

8. Slowness in Launching

9. Launching Too Early

10. Having No Specific User in Mind

11. Raising Too Little Money

12. Spending Too Much

13. Raising Too Much Money

14. Poor Investor Management

15. Sacrificing Users to (Supposed) Profit

16. Not Wanting to Get Your Hands Dirty

17. Fight Between Founders

18. A Half-Hearted Effort

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