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Muse: Reality will kill 90% of startups!

September 28, 2008

Jason Calcanis suggests, “Collapsing Economy Will Kill 50%-80% of Startups” as reported by Silicon Alley Insider (since then the post has been removed at the request of Calcanis).  I suspect, however, that REALITY will kill 90% of all startups anyway.  Get it?  The conventional wisdom is that 10% of startups survive.  I suspect that what might be more true is the fact that “The Collapsing Economy will prevent 50%-80% of new startups from getting started”.  Those startups that were going to make it (i.e. the proverbial 10%) are STILL going to make it.  Those startups that were going to fail will fail.  The problem is for new startups - how long will it take for a new startup to get funded?  When does confidence return?

Written by Alexander Muse · Filed Under Blog, Startups 

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