One of the biggest reason my startup failed was I included friends who didn't bring value. We kept in the group because he was a good friend, when it came to de

One of the biggest reason my startup failed was I included friends who didn't bring value. We kept in the group because he was a good friend, when it came to delivery, he was bad. Once the business started to fail, we started to fight between each other. We lost our friendship and the business. If I could go back in time, I would have had this chat with him. On the other side, I talked to a friend of mine who is running a successful business in Toronto. He started his business when I was his room mate in university. I was very bitter that he didn't include me as his business partner. His answers were that I didn't bring value to his business. I am glad he did that, because we are still friends and he is willing to help me with whatever business I start in the future.