Before You Start a Startup
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A presentation examines why startups fail by focusing on founders’ individual motivations rather than only business or team/communication failures. Using case studies (a failed document workflow product, an unprofitable developer tool Codebrag, and the business success of SoftwareMill and current advisees), it introduces a business-design model for developers that balances personal needs, technical ambitions, and market demand, and suggests alternatives such as starting a software house instead of a risky product startup.
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