My last startup flopped as well. But honestly I couldn't be happier - I think a lot of first time entrepreneurs make similar mistakes. But you wouldn't be able

My last startup flopped as well. But honestly I couldn't be happier - I think a lot of first time entrepreneurs make similar mistakes. But you wouldn't be able to learn them by heart until you've made them and seen what'd happen after each and every thing you did. Learning by screwing up is 1000x better than learning by reading Hacker News or Venture Beat.