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> Examining the lives of successful entrepreneurs teaches us very little. We would do far better to analyze the causes of failure, then act accordingly. Even be

> Examining the lives of successful entrepreneurs teaches us very little. We would do far better to analyze the causes of failure, then act accordingly. Even better would be learning from both failures and successes. Any recommendations (books, blogs etc.) on material that actually does this? The one business book that comes to mind is "Business Adventures" by John Brooks [1], which ironically might be as popular as it is because it's one of Bill Gates' favourite business books. [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Business-Adventures-Twelve-Classic-Street/dp/1497644895 https://www.amazon.com/Business-Adventures-Twelve-Classic-St...

ekianjo 7y ago
Here's one but there are surely others (many entrepreneurship failures examples in this book, although they don't always go into great details): https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4 https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-eboo...
AndrewKemendo 7y ago
I've suggested for years, on this site no less, that people share their failure stories and we could compile them somewhere into a book. However nobody wants to share them because they are worried that they will be seen...as failures - a reasonable position to take honestly. The only people that seem to be happy to share failures are currently successful people, and they generally don't have either the time or inclination to wax poetic about their failures.
- dgellow 7y ago
  You could try an Ask HN? I would love to read this book.
- sh87 7y ago
  I recollect there was a website that did this [1]. Can't vouch for it. Not affiliated. Didn't read more than a couple startups. [1]: https://getautopsy.wixsite.com/failed-startups https://getautopsy.wixsite.com/failed-startups
  - AndrewKemendo 7y ago
    There are certainly the graveyard sites out there, but I'm talking about first person stories from founders that detail why they think they failed.
    - sh87 7y ago
      Gotcha.

ekianjo 7y ago

Here's one but there are surely others (many entrepreneurship failures examples in this book, although they don't always go into great details): https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4 https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-eboo...

AndrewKemendo 7y ago

I've suggested for years, on this site no less, that people share their failure stories and we could compile them somewhere into a book. However nobody wants to share them because they are worried that they will be seen...as failures - a reasonable position to take honestly. The only people that seem to be happy to share failures are currently successful people, and they generally don't have either the time or inclination to wax poetic about their failures.

dgellow 7y ago
You could try an Ask HN? I would love to read this book.
sh87 7y ago
I recollect there was a website that did this [1]. Can't vouch for it. Not affiliated. Didn't read more than a couple startups. [1]: https://getautopsy.wixsite.com/failed-startups https://getautopsy.wixsite.com/failed-startups
- AndrewKemendo 7y ago
  There are certainly the graveyard sites out there, but I'm talking about first person stories from founders that detail why they think they failed.
  - sh87 7y ago
    Gotcha.