Startup Failures

Comments discuss reasons for startup failures, post-mortems, personal stories of failed ventures, and the value of sharing failure experiences on Hacker News.

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belter β€’ Aug 16, 2025 β€’ View on HN

Agree a little bit. Here is another one: "483 startup failure post-mortems" - https://www.cbinsights.com/research/startup-failure-post-mor...

Retric β€’ Oct 9, 2017 β€’ View on HN

Never doing a startup != failure.

aberkowitz β€’ Oct 2, 2010 β€’ View on HN

Why would you hope a startup fails?

ensiferum β€’ Jan 4, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Having gone through a startup accelerator and failed a startup after 2 year struggle i can only attest to these gems of wisdom. All true what you say.

baccredited β€’ Apr 7, 2016 β€’ View on HN

I'll summarize: Many startups fail. Don’t throw good money after bad.

speedgoose β€’ Jan 3, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Make up a startup project that failed.

panic β€’ Sep 15, 2010 β€’ View on HN

All startup ideas persistently fail β€” until they don't. Maybe it's not the idea that failed, but the implementation?

skbohra123 β€’ Apr 11, 2013 β€’ View on HN

You can start off by telling about why your startup failed?

Mistone β€’ Dec 11, 2008 β€’ View on HN

no not at all, failing startups are not good for anybody.

_proofs β€’ Nov 16, 2024 β€’ View on HN

i imagine this is why a lot of products, and startups, fail.