Failures From TikTok's First Engineer to Startup Shutdown: What Owen Chen's ILLA Cloud Teaches Us About Open-Source SaaS TikTok's first engineer raised $3M, burned through it all
Failures RankAtom Shuts Down: When Good Tech Meets Bad Timing RankAtom is closing. Google broke it. AppSumo helped bury it
Failures Data Analytics Tool WhyHive Announces Upcoming Shutdown WhyHive analytics app shutting down April 28, 2025 due to sustainability
Failures 23andMe Just Filed for Bankruptcy—Here’s How It All Fell Apart DNA dreams crumble as 23andMe sputters into bankruptcy
Failures Humane AI Shuts Down Pin: A Case of Hype Over Substance? A beautiful website and strong marketing couldn't save a broken product
Blog Post Why InVision Stopped and Figma Thrived: Funding Doesn't Guarantee Success InVision's struggle: Lack of agility, building a Sketch rival (Studio) instead of a Figma competitor, and perfectionism hindered progress
Blog Post Fact or Fiction: Is it true that 80% of startups fail? Let’s dig into whether it’s really true that 80% of startups fail, and take a closer look at the data and what actually qualifies as a "failure."
Blog Post How to Learn from Your Startup Mistakes and Bounce Back Stronger Learn from startup mistakes by analysing, adapting, seeking feedback, staying resilient, and applying lessons for stronger rebounds
Blog Post Why Did Blockbuster Fail? Exploring the Demise of a Video Rental Giant Blockbuster's downfall stemmed from counting on traditional rentals, ignoring digital trends, and underestimating competition, like Netflix
