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Why Start-Ups Fail : Avoiding the Traps on the Path to Commercial Success
Overview
A shocking 90% of start-ups fail. Many of these failures don't need to happen, but you need to understand the causes and how to avoid them - both as an entrepreneur and an investor.
From technology to the market, from leadership to money, there are numerous reasons why your start-up will fail. Professor Bernard Bulkin - who has been at both sides of the investment table - talks you through the six major reasons why start-ups don't succeed, and how to avoid them. Instead of accepting failure as inevitable, or believing that failing is good, this book looks at the main reasons why start-ups fail and how to turn them on their head. Whether you're a founder or an investor, if you're going to put in the effort to make a company succeed, you should go in with your eyes open. Bernie's common-sense approach offers the experience of a venture capitalist who has been there and done that. Leadership at all levels makes a difference. Using real life examples, and applying behavioural economics to venture decision-making, Why Start-Ups Fail helps readers understand what founders most often lack, and discusses the who, how and why of making a start-up succeed.Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781399430227
- ISBN-10: 139943022X
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Business
- Publish Date: May 2026
- Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.15 x 0.88 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.97 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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