What Kills Tech Start-Ups?

Duke Brooks sent me this piece that attempts to answer the question: What Kills Tech Start-Ups.

I believe that good ideas often need expert timing, something that is not easy to predict.  If you’re one step ahead of the market, you’re a pioneer; you get the best land, and before you know it, that land is worth a fortune.  This problem is this: If you’re two steps ahead of the market, you get barbecued. 

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One comment on “What Kills Tech Start-Ups?
  1. Duke Brooks says:

    Craig, as usual, you’ve gotten the timing equation exactly right. The problem, as you said, is in…getting the timing equation exactly right!
    Enthusiasm, a great product, intellect, funding, expertise…all fall by the wayside if the timing is off. Renewable/green energy without question is the future; the question is: When, exactly, does that future begin?