Full article on doctormarket.fit

Correction on voice-over: of course there are more companies that survived, like Amazon, yet eBay was a relatively new business model that survived.

Full post on substack

Full article:

https://www.doctormarket.fit/p/we-havent-learned-nothing

Founders of say they failed because of timing. I call b******t. In this post, I investigate when timing actually is a good explanation for failure.

When founders face a problem, they can default to a reflex. These reflexes aren't conscious or deliberate: they’re shaped by background, training, and personal comfort zones.

I see three common ones in the wild: the engineering reflex, the design reflex, and the MBA reflex.

Startups are a unique type of problem, where there’s not one reflex that always applies. Each reflex brings something powerful to the table. But each also has a predictable blind spot.

* Uniqueness bias: “We’re different” is usually a delusion.

* Overlooking look-alikes can cost many months and much cash.

* New research reveals exactly how this bias blinds people.

* Learn how this can supercharge your startup.

9 out of 10 fail. Or do they?

Check out the full article on iwantproductmarketfit.com

https://iwantproductmarketfit.substack.com/p/8-myths-you-tell-yourself-to-not

That's a long read

https://iwantproductmarketfit.substack.com/p/how-we-learn-to-recognise-problems