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Kevin William David

Startup Cemetery - Learn why 100+ startups have failed

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A big resource for entrepreneurs and startup owners, in which we have collected and analyzed why +100 big companies have failed. Learn from mistakes, and avoid being part of the 90% of businesses that fail.

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Nataliia Deineha
Well done @clominson ! I spent like a couple of hours reading different stories, I think it's always more valuable and useful to learn specifically from failures. Again, my compliments on the good work!
Rich Clominson
Maker
@nata_deineha Thanks a lot Nataliia! Glad to hear your like the resource ;)
Aazar Ali Shad
amazing idea!
Rich Clominson
Maker
@aazar_ali_shad Thanks Aazar!
Tyler Angert
Awesome! I'd love if there was a subreddit like this...
Rich Clominson
Maker
@tylerangert There actually is, but it isn't really active. It's /r/shutdown. Maybe I can create a new one!
Paul Danyliuk
There are many startup cemetery websites already. But unlike all those, I believe this one will actually be updated. I’ve been a follower of Failory for a while (saw it on Indie Hackers), and I really like the quality of content Rich is putting out there, especially the interviews. Good job!
Rich Clominson
Maker
@paul_danyliuk Thanks a lot Paul! I'm planning to publish a lot more stories. I will invest all the money generated by the project outsourcing the content creation ;)
Tim Chard
Awesome Rich - love the Failory newsletter too
Rich Clominson
Maker
@timchardme Thanks Tim! Keep an eye on the site that cool things are coming...
Hasan Diwan
Is this the new f'dcompany?
Jeff Kao
This is a great resource for founders like me. Reminds me of a post-mortem process we have when engineers break things. The design of the site looks "inspired" by IndieHackers 😏 What are your plans to monetize the content here?
Rich Clominson
Maker
@jeff_kao Great to hear you like it! And yeah, I love IH. As for moentization, I was thinking about ADs, what do you think? Also some premium content?
Jeff Kao
@clominson I think most consumer expectations for something like this are that the product is free. You may have that 1-3% of people that really want to support this and provide first-access / provide product direction to content, for example (e.g. who should I interview next). I think this depends on how your current engagement is. Higher conversion ad networks (like Carbon or some tech-focused partnerships) / tech job postings could be the way to go. Generally, these sorts of highly structured company listings could lend themselves well to generating leads lists, but... these are failed companies, unfortunately.
Jake Tran
Reading Failory is how I start my day
Rich Clominson
Maker
@jake_tran Oh god thanks!! Seriously, thanks a lot ;)
Steven Gabriel Graham
I see a lot of value in this. Looking forward to the podcast. Please invite some VCs on to get some additional perspective on why something failed. It's nice to get the first hand founder interview as well.
Rich Clominson
Maker
@stevengabrielgraham That would be really interesting! Taking notes ;)
Christopher Elliott

This fits right along the theme of Failory! 😃

Pros:

In-depth analysis and categorization features.

Cons:

An alternative is Startup Graveyard, but I prefer Failory's cemetery more -- it has more categorization features.

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