Why startups are dying left and right

52 games over the course of six year. That's how long it took before the creators of Angry Birds launched their successful game from the verge of bankruptcy in 2009.

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"Success is not built overnight. Neither were some of today's most successful startups." Aytekin Tank, Founder of JotForm Why startups are dying left and right Surefire ways to kill your startup before it, well, starts 52 games over the course of six years That's how long it took before the creators of Angry Birds launched their successful game from the verge of bankruptcy in 2009. Turned down 25 times That's how many tries it took Tim Ferriss to find someone willing to publish his best-seller The 4-Hour Workweek. (And even then, they admitted they didn't think it was anything special.) Four years of failure That's how long everyone's favorite "overnight success" Slack spent in online gaming before pivoting to the communication tool we know today. Success is not built overnight. Neither were some of today's most successful startups. Continue reading the story

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