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The article doesn't say whether this is higher or lower than usual when compared to the total startup population. Saying "this is the highest number ever repor
by kaashif 3y ago
The article doesn't say whether this is higher or lower than usual when compared to the total startup population.
Saying "this is the highest number ever reported" is like when presidents brag about receiving the most votes in history - the population is just bigger!
- Terr_ 3y agoExactly, although I think some journalists are complicit because they like being able to write impressive sounding headlines. Another example is anytime more money is spent/received on/for something that ever before, and the effect of inflation is being ignored.
- pasquinelli 3y agoif the number of start-ups shot up before crashing, that's also bad, isn't it? like when a company grows a lot and then lays off a large fraction of its workers, it indicates something has fallen through, doesn't it?
- 62951413 3y agoYou can glean more from VC blogs. For example, https://www.saastr.com/carta-startup-shutdowns-are-up-237/ https://www.saastr.com/carta-startup-shutdowns-are-up-237/