Comments on: Lessons from a startup failure

By: andy rodie

andy rodie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:20:43 +0000

Hello Fabrice,

I love and enjoy this particular post, would you grant me the permission to post my my blog. I have been reading your blog since the beginning and have gain some great insights. Thanks Fabrice.

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Andy.

By: 45yo hipster

45yo hipster — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:52:30 +0000

you talk nothing about your strategy to invest in art. how was that to be handeled?

also, i think with the downturn, now is exactly the right time to buy some out of favor artists at dirt cheap prices. if anything, an art fund that bottom feeds would make sense now.

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:44:36 +0000

Fabrice and Jordan – great article. The degree of honesty and forthrightness that you share on such a tough experience is invaluable for all of us entrepreneurs.

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By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:39:01 +0000

Sorry to hear about this. Very interesting post-mortem.

In 9 months we spent about half of the $560K we raised.

Would you be able to provide a rough breakdown of your expenses?

Also, here is an interesting take on hiring Directors/VPs in start-ups.

http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=2063

On the two projects I am working on, we are incorporating much of what Steve Blank “preaches”.

By: Dietmar Stefitz

Dietmar Stefitz — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:40:13 +0000

Thanks for sharing this with us. I am learning from it, and you are right, hiring the right people is the most difficult part and sometimes like a lottery. But I am sure the next time you are gona make it!

By: Sellermania

Sellermania — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:17:20 +0000

great story, and an honest postmortem. Only those who try succeed!