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Decoding the Deadpool: How to Tell When a Startup Has Failed

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Re: Decoding the Deadpool: How to Tell When a Startup Has Failed

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Right: title is nice, article is a bit lacking. I was imagining a combination of metrics (and a heavy use of the Crunchbase API) that would allow you to guess their burn rate and cash remaining. Could be pretty cool. Maybe someone wants to build it?

I went even further, and imagined general advice about how to tell when it's time to abandon your startup vs sticking with it.

This is exactly what I imagined. The title is "How To Tell ..."

Re: Decoding the Deadpool: How to Tell When a Startup Has Failed

#12
post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right: title is nice, article is a bit lacking. I was imagining a combination of metrics (and a heavy use of the Crunchbase API) that would allow you to guess their burn rate and cash remaining. Could be pretty cool. Maybe someone wants to build it?

I went even further, and imagined general advice about how to tell when it's time to abandon your startup vs sticking with it.

I went further still, and imagined a pitcher full of beer and a dozen topless cheerleaders.

I didn't read the article, though.

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