Kevin William David

Startup Cemetery - Learn why 100+ startups have failed

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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Rich Clominson
Hey everyone! It's Rich, maker of Failory. I have just launched a project I've been working on during the last 6 months called Startup Cemetery. In few words, it is a big resource for entrepreneurs and startup owners, in which I have collected data and analyzed why +100 big companies have failed. I am super enthusiastic and believe in the future this will become bigger and bigger and will be an essential resource for entrepreneurs. If you have any doubts, suggestions or feedback, please let me know by commenting down!
Akshay Kadam(A2K)
@clominson Good job Rich on collecting so much data & stats. Love the Surprise Me button :) Would love a sort button. When I selected >$50M, I was wishing it was in descending order of funding but I think the sort button is missing.
Sanjana Murali
@clominson Brilliant idea Rich.
Rich Clominson
@deadcoder0904 That's true! Will try to implement it ;)
Rich Clominson
@sanjana_rm Thanks!
Kenan Shiralizada
@clominson Amazing idea!
Raffaele Asquer
could be instructive. how about a podcast? in each episode (or article), it would be interesting to see one failed startup vs similar one that succeeded, and what they did differently
Rich Clominson
@raffasquer Would be really interesting. Currently working on a similar podcast idea though - Interviews with entrepreneurs who've failed but now are successful What do you think?
Amr Kafina
I've been following @clominson's work with Failory for a while now, and it's been amazing seeing how he's grown the project over the past couple of years. Big thumbs up Rich!
Rich Clominson
Thanks a lot @amrkafina for your kind words, seriously! Cool things are coming (a podcast and a community...)!
Evan J. Zimmerman

This would probably be better if it was more curated wiki-style. You can't even suggest a failed startup, let alone edit their page.

Pros:

Very cool idea, with lots of startups. I like that it covers things like media.

Cons:

The analysis is pretty light. It answers the question "who" more than "why".

Rich Clominson
Cool! Will try to implement a way to suggest edits. I was also thinking that people could add their own pages, but not sure about the quality of the writing. What do you think?
tjstalcup
One way I have found that Startups fail is by naming themselves after an already popular brand, for instance DC Comics or Marvel
Zaheer Baloch
Reminded me of Google Cemetery by @naeemol - Great resource notheless
Rich Clominson
@naeemol @zaheerbaloch Love Google Cemetery!
Vishal Nema
The only startup listing website where no company/product will want to be :P
Rich Clominson
@vishal_nema Hahah instead of paying to be features, companies can pay not to be featured ;)
Vishal Nema
@clominson That would be really interesting to see ;P
Utkarsh Talwar
I really like this, especially because the information is well-organized and has just enough depth. The lack of depth was the main thing lacking in How Not To Launch imo (and it also hasn't been updated in a while apparently).
Rich Clominson
@talwarutkarsh Thanks for the nice words ;) Will keep this updated.
Manoj Kumar
Thanks for the compilation. Just watch out for the select and option element colors. They are invisible. Same text color on same color background.
Rich Clominson
@manoj_shredder Yeah, they are there so that filters work.
Manoj Kumar
@clominson Not sure if you got me right but this is how I see the filters:
Rich Clominson
@manoj_shredder Oh I see! yeah I need to fix that inmediately. It's a problem caused by Webflow I suppose (my website builder app), so I need to contact them. I see you are using Chrome and on Windows, which fits with another girl who had the same problem.
Mikey Howe
Great resource when you're looking at building new products! Always good to avoid pitfalls.
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