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What, they died or something? And now can't tell their story? That isn't survivorship bias at all. You can fail and still tell your story.
by bkanber 9y ago
What, they died or something? And now can't tell their story? That isn't survivorship bias at all. You can fail and still tell your story.
- eternauta3k 9y agoIs it possible the terms of a settlement prevent them from posting the story of their failure here?
- nradov 9y agoI've seen a number of people posting comments here that violate settlement confidentiality or non-disparagement agreements using anonymous throwaway accounts.
- jhasse 9y agoThey may be too ashamed to tell their story.
- closed 9y agoOr because of the acute pain of losing be more likely to tell their story. I guess whichever side gets this wrong is exhibiting survivorship bias bias.
- notalawyer 9y agoBut overall, most failed business owners don't whine on the internet.
- peacetreefrog 9y agoGreat response. And people do tell it, there are a ton of "why my startup failed" articles on HN all the time.
- MichaelDickens 9y agoSomething like 90% of startups fail. Therefore, if articles were randomly sampled among people who start startups, we should see 90% of articles about failed startups and 10% about successful startups. But if anything it's closer to the reverse. So even though some people do write about their failures, it's definitely not a proportionate sample.
- digler999 9y agoIsn't it true in many out-of-court settlements, both parties are bound by non-disclosure agreements of the terms ?
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoIt's just nobody is interested so those stories don't tend to get told that much.