"Bad launch, the launch of the site wasn’t planned very well at all. I decided to use the “genius” marketing ploy of having a private beta to create scarcity."

"Bad launch, the launch of the site wasn’t planned very well at all. I decided to use the “genius” marketing ploy of having a private beta to create scarcity." What percentage of great/enviable web startups had a GREAT launch? I'm not saying a good launch isn't valuable, but it doesn't merit being on a list of top reasons you failed. Read this: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/06/not-so-grand.html http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/06/not-so-grand...