1. 5 Steps to Failing your Startup Chris McCann @Mccannatron

4. Why?

5. Here are 5 observations I’ve seen#Failure

6. Co-Founder Relationships

7. Co-Founder Relationships Can’t work well together Circumstances (Marriage, Newborn) Just don’t get along Immoral personality type

8. Inability to attract and retain critical mass of users Paypal, Linkedin, Slide, Square, Yelp, Milo, Yammer, etc

9. Inability to attract and retain critical mass of users Customer acquisition is difficult Clear value proposition Take attention away from current stresses

10. Build something nobody wants IMVU, KCPB, Lean Startup

11. Build something nobody wants “Stealth Mode” fallacy 2 year product development One huge launch Not getting real customer feedback

12. Market is not there Mysites

13. Market is not there You are way to early You are too early There is no market there There is a market but it’s way to small

14. Cash Flow / Funding

15. Cash Flow / Funding Month to month liquid cash irregularity Immediate payments Cannot raise money because of the company/team

16. Bonus: Not a Real Entrepreneur

17. Not a Real (High Growth) Entrepreneur Not the right risk appetite Create a job and not a company Doesn’t hustle Not the right personality type

18. Summary Co-Founder Relationships Retaining customers/users Build something nobody wants Market is not there Cash flow / funding Bonus: Not a real entrepreneur

19. Questions? Chris McCann @McCannatron chris@startupdigest.com Can you build a successful startup outside of Silicon Valley What are some epic startup failures? Can you launch too early? What are x for y startups? Can I do a startup if I have a full time job? What about platform risk? What about single founder startups? What are some epic startup failures turned success?