Top Reasons that Startups Fail
http://www.chubbybrain.com/blog/top-reasons-startups-fail-analyzing-startup-failure-post-mortem/
#1 – Being inflexible and not actively seeking or using customer feedback
#2 – Building a solution looking for a problem, i.e., not targeting a “market need”
#3 – Not the right team
#4 – Poor Marketing
#5 – Ran out of cash
#6 – I got this product. Now I just need a business model.
#7 – Release product at the wrong time
#8 – Lack Passion and Domain Expertise
#9 – Do not cut your losses a la Pivot at the right time
#10 – A “User Un-Friendly” Product
#11 – Pricing Issues
#12 – Do not use your connections
#13 – Disharmony with Investors/Co-founders
#14 – Lose Focus – Distracted by Shiny Objects
#15 – Burn Out
#16 – Get outcompeted
#17 – Be unable to Attract Investors
#18 – Location, Location, Location
#19 – Not working on it full time
#20 – Start the company at the wrong time