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What are the reasons why start-ups fail within first five years?

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What are the reasons why start-ups fail within first five years?

I wrote a free eBook answering this exact question in 2020: The Top Reasons Start Up Fail and How to Avoid Them. You can get that here.  Starting a new company is a big risk that requires many skills.  Being a Founder of a startup is likely one of the most complex jobs there is today. People greatly underestimate what it takes to be successful.  It takes at least 10 and more likely 15+ years to accumulate the experience needed for a high chance of success. Here is a list of the skills we teach at The CEO & Entrepreneur Boot Camp:...

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Do you need a Co-Founder?

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Do you need a Co-Founder?
Data shows that new companies with co-founders have a much higher chance of success than companies founded by a single person. This is because the addition of more skill sets that are complimentary and dividing up the huge amount of work necessary to start a company.

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