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WHY ENTREPRENEURS FAIL
By Edwin G. FletcherBusiness
WHY ENTREPRENEURS FAIL episodes
- Episode 03: The Scale Trap: Earning the Right to Grow. Why Entrepreneurs Fail
Why do so many startups fail before they ever get the chance to scale? In Episode 3, Edwin G. Fletcher and Amanda W. Burns explore the warning signs that can stop a startup early—from weak product-market fit and poor customer validation to cash-flow problems, premature hiring, weak retention, and scaling too soon. Discover why growth isn't always progress—and why founders need to build a business worth scaling before chasing bigger numbers.
24 min - Episode 02: The Ten Deadly Sins of Startup Failure. Why Entrepreneurs Fail
Why do startups fail—even when the idea seems promising? In Episode 2, Edwin G. Fletcher and Amanda W. Burns break down 10 common mistakes that can push a startup toward failure, from building products nobody wants and running out of cash to scaling too early, ignoring customers, and refusing to pivot. This episode explores the warning signs founders need to recognize before small mistakes become business-ending problems.
22 min - Episode 01: Three Bad Ideas, One Last Chance Beyond the Pivot: Jared Kugel’s Road to Tire Agent.
What happens when a promising business idea turns into one setback after another? In Episode 1, we follow Jared Kugel’s journey through failed ideas, financial pressure, difficult pivots, and the eventual path to Tire Agent. Edwin G. Fletcher and Amanda W. Burns explore what changed, what didn’t, and why persistence alone wasn’t enough. A story about learning from failure, adapting, and finding a better path forward.
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About WHY ENTREPRENEURS FAIL
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Why Entrepreneurs Fail
Every successful business has a story.
But not every story begins with success.
Behind the headlines, the revenue numbers, and the big wins are entrepreneurs who have lost everything, made painful mistakes, bet on the wrong idea, trusted the wrong people, ran out of money, or watched a business they spent years building fall apart.
Why Entrepreneurs Fail, hosted by Edwin G. Fletcher and co-hosted by Amanda W. Burns, goes behind the success stories to uncover what really happens when entrepreneurship doesn’t go according to plan.
Each episode explores the rise, the struggle, the turning point, the failure—and, when possible, the comeback.
We look at the decisions that changed businesses, the mistakes that cost entrepreneurs dearly, the lessons learned the hard way, and the moments that forced them to start over.
Because failure isn't always the end of the story.
Sometimes, it’s where the most important chapter begins.
Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur, an aspiring founder, a small-business owner, or simply fascinated by the human stories behind business, Why Entrepreneurs Fail offers honest conversations and compelling stories about risk, resilience, money, ambition, and starting again.
Learn from the losses. Understand the decisions. Discover what happens after success.
This is the side of entrepreneurship you don't usually hear about.