Sunday, October 7, 2018

Will our startup succeed ?

A friend is at an advanced stage of launching his startup. (Saying 'his' is a way of distancing myself, should it not do well).

And it was but natural that I wanted to do whatever best improves the probability of success. And so I was extremely thrilled to come across a TED talk titled, "The single biggest reason why startups succeed."

Great. All I had to do was find out the biggest reason and ensure it was implemented. Wish life were that simple.


The single biggest reason why startups succeed
Bill Gross

Bill Gross has founded a lot of startups, and incubated many others — and he got curious about why some succeeded and others failed. So he gathered data from hundreds of companies, his own and other people's, and ranked each company on five key factors. He found one factor that stands out from the others — and surprised even him.


And Reia, if you're reading, don't stop working. And wait for timing. Hard work and a great idea matters too. :)


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