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Hard lessons2012-11-21 · Archive

Ask HN: Survivor Bias. Why don't we focus more on startups that fail?

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“My first startup got to 6 figure revenue within 18 months, but we really struggled to grow past that.”

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Ask HN: Survivor Bias. Why don't we focus more on startups that fail?

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