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VCs say that these common problems sink startups - here are 5 lessons they give founders to avoid failure
Juicero was an excellent example of hype masking a product that ultimately wasn't very good. The co…
Callum Burroughs,Callum Burro…
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Mark Zuckerberg's reputation has gone from heralded genius to 'worst Bond villain ever.' So why do so many business school grads still want to be the next Zuckerberg?
New MBA grads are flocking to startups, despite their awful success rate. Harvard Business School p…
Jonathan Knee
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The behind-the-scenes story of Rootz Research
Welcome to Insider Cannabis, where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and pers…
Jeremy Berke,Yeji Jesse Lee
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4 qualities that will help you sail past your failures faster, according to a successful startup founder
I've seen too many people remain paralyzed with fear of releasing something early because it's not …
Omer Khan, Contributor
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5 research-backed practices to help you grow through times of struggle, according to an ex-Navy SEAL
An excerpt from Brent Gleeson's book, "Embrace the Suck: The Navy Seal Way to an Extraordinary Life…
Brent Gleeson
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A startup fever is sweeping Silicon Valley
In this week's edition of Insider Tech, we look at the startup funding frenzy sweeping across the t…
Alexei Oreskovic
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Failure to pivot, COVID-19 blues force Amazon-backed Shuttl to look for a buyer
Singh highlighted that the company’s demand fell off the cliff due to the pandemic-induced l…
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Inside the downfall of poop-testing startup uBiome
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for March 22.
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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EXCLUSIVE: This DAO startup founder tells why he partners with people who are not ‘just’ thinking of pumping up the price
The crypto world is full of buzzwords and lots of hype which can easily captivate a lot of people b…
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Why Silicon Valley is freaking out over audio tech
In this week's Insider Tech newsletter we look at the boom in audio technology, as well as the youn…
Alexei Oreskovic
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This tech VC overcame a crippling fear of failure to launch 2 startups he later sold for more than $100 million
He says there are two factors startups should consider before selling. "One condition is where the …
Charlie Wood
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A BIG YEAR FOR SMALL BUSINESS: 29 guides entrepreneurs need to achieve New Year's resolutions in 2021
Insider has the tools to help you do business better in 2021, from making big hires to upping your …
Max Jungreis
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How Hollywood app Quibi collapsed after raising $1.75 billion in one of the biggest business flops ever
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman led the company, which missed warning signs and took costly miss…
Rob Price,Meghan Morris,Becky…
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This early SpaceX investor watched Elon Musk bounce back from failure - and the VC says he watches out for the same qualities when hunting for startup founders
It seemed like that might well be the end of the line for SpaceX. "But then Elon walked out of the …
Callum Burroughs,Callum Burro…
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A former Harvard professor who's studied 16,000 startups says anticipating failure is a key to success. Here's how any first-time founder can do that.
Wasserman's advice is relevant given that most startups today are at a high risk of failure. At lea…
Sherin Shibu,Shana Lebowitz
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos championed invention, failure, and customer obsession in his 24 shareholder letters. Here are the 25 best quotes.
"I constantly remind our employees to be afraid, to wake up every morning terrified. Not of our com…
Theron Mohamed
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Jane Fonda, Oliver Stone, Katie Hill, and others share how they bounced back after disappointment and failure in their careers
Former Congresswoman Katie Hill, filmmaker Ken Burns, and director Julie Taymor open up about how t…
Carole Zimmer
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Fred DeLuca ran Subway like a titan, sleeping with franchisees' wives, micromanaging, and penny-pinching. Insiders say he set it up for failure.
He maintained a tight grip on the company operations and surrounded himself with employees who love…