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33% is way too low as a failure rate for pre-seed startups. I think that number may be around what you would expect for Series A startups. The data is skewed
by dsugarman 10y ago
33% is way too low as a failure rate for pre-seed startups. I think that number may be around what you would expect for Series A startups. The data is skewed because class sizes have grown over time so the data is skewed towards younger companies.
- peter303 10y agoYC screens who can get into its incubator which improves the yield.
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- joncalhoun 10y agoAnother factor is that it takes some time for a company to admit it failed, and everyone's opinion of "failed" is different. I suspect the actual number is higher, especially from an investors perspective.
- nl 10y agoIf you can just avoid dying, you get rich. That sounds like a joke, but it's actually a pretty good description of what happens in a typical startup. http://www.paulgraham.com/die.html http://www.paulgraham.com/die.html
- jdoliner 10y agoUnfortunately many only prolong their dying, not avoid it.