Ask HN: Founders whose startups have failed, where did life take you afterwards?

Re:Ask HN: Founders whose startups have failed, where did li... by schuman on Saturday November 08, 2014 @08:53PM (#8578796)

2002: Started a small business.

2008: Pivoted to a somewhat more scalable and clearly defined small business.

2011: Started a true startup.

2013: Realized I'd started the wrong startup. Got a job at somebody else's growth stage startup.

~2018: Will start another startup. But this time I'll have a hell of a lot more understanding, expertise, connections, and

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Founders whose startups have failed, where did li... by serf on Sunday November 09, 2014 @04:02AM (#8579449)

>2002: Started a small business. 2008: Pivoted to a somewhat more scalable and clearly defined small business. 2011: Started a true startup.

What's the difference? Truly curious. The singular focus?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Founders whose startups have failed, where did li... by schuman on Sunday November 09, 2014 @09:49AM (#8579982)

Scalability.

They're all b2b with high ($500k+) customer lifetime values, but the first business, in the best case, could serve about 30 clients simultaneously. The second could serve (in the best case) a few hundred. The startup could serve thousands.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Founders whose startups have failed, where did li... by tormeh on Sunday November 09, 2014 @08:21AM (#8579840)

Growth potential.

[ Parent | on HN ]