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The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups

Graham wrote this after watching hundreds of early companies fail, so the failure patterns are observed, not theorized. Two of his mistakes go straight at trend-chasing: the derivative idea (building an imitation of whatever is hot) and the marginal niche (picking a weak market to dodge competition), both of which trace back to his root failure, not making something users actually want. It is a good starting point for pressure-testing whether you are building on a trend or just following one.

Read the whole thing at ycombinator.com ↗

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