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Category Archives: Anti-pattern
Startup anti-pattern: if you build it, they will come
As part of the continued series on startup anti-patterns, we look at the battle between conviction and validation. First, a story. In 2000, Intech technology, a fledgling startup out of Israel, was building a new type of billing software for … Continue reading
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Startup anti-pattern: elephant hunting
As part of the continued series on startup anti-patterns, we look at elephant hunting: chasing big customers/deals. Continue reading
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More startup anti-patterns
It’s been a decade since I first assembled the list of startup anti-patterns, the repeatable ways startups waste time and money. The project has always been near and dear to my heart, as I often find myself directing entrepreneurs to … Continue reading
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Unicorn pressures and startup failures
The startup anti-patterns section of my blog summarizes the repeatable ways startups waste time & money and, often, fail. Learning from startup failure is valuable because there are many more examples of failures that successes. (Anti-)Patterns become more noticeable and … Continue reading
Startup anti-pattern: platform risk
One of the fastest ways for a startup to grow has always been to ride on the shoulders of a successful platform: from Microsoft/OSS in software to AWS in cloud computing to iOS/Android in mobile to Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest in social to … Continue reading
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Startup anti-pattern: ignorance
Listening to a startup pitch a few weeks ago I had to exercise effort not to shake my head in disbelief. The presenters were describing the products and business model of an established company I was very familiar with and … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-pattern, business, startup, startup anti-patterns, startups, technology
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