Success/Failure Rate Debates

Commenters question sources, debate interpretations, and argue about whether reported success or failure percentages for technologies, services, and ventures are high, low, acceptable, or reliable.

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AdamJacobMuller Feb 20, 2016 View on HN

do you have any idea of what success rate you would be looking at there? 99% 50% 10%?

nerbert Oct 5, 2021 View on HN

Meh, the ~90% success rate kills that purpose for me.

mixmastamyk Dec 28, 2013 View on HN

Looks like you have a roughly ten percent success rate. Sounds reasonable.

bowsamic May 18, 2022 View on HN

That's a pretty low failure rate then

zerocrates Jun 25, 2023 View on HN

It's a 70% failure rate, not success rate.

telmich Feb 26, 2013 View on HN

Wondering if ever more than 10% actually succeed...

everdrive Oct 2, 2025 View on HN

95% success rate is actually a bit lower than I realized, and is somewhat scary.

sound2man Jul 29, 2009 View on HN

Well 50% success rate isn't too bad.

acgourley Aug 10, 2012 View on HN

That is a shockingly high success rate. It seems like 75% when I would have guessed 20%

fouronnes3 Aug 30, 2020 View on HN

Source for "1% failure rate"?