90% of startups fail - we investigated why.

👋 Hey Failories! It's Nico over here.

Yesterday we published the best article of Failory's blog. If you are / want to become an entrepreneur / investor, you should check the first link.

It's the most complete and detailed research on the internet on the percentage of startups, businesses, and "scale-ups" that fail and the common causes of failure.

If you're too lazy to read the +3,000 words, make sure to at least check the infographic, which summarizes great part of the information.

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    Startup Failure Rate: Ultimate Report + Infographic [2020]

    90% of startups fail. What are the causes? What does this mean for entrepreneurs? What happens with investors' money? Go on reading to learn more.
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    It's a completely re-written post with a new infographic as well.

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    Startup Failure Reasons

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    Hope you've enjoyed both articles. I'd particularly love hearing your thoughts on the first one ;)

    Next week, I'll probably be openly sharing the monthly report and some things I've been working on these weeks.

    - Nico

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