27 min listen
#17: Tom Eisenmann—Is Your Start-up Destined to Fail?
#17: Tom Eisenmann—Is Your Start-up Destined to Fail?
ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The failure rate for startups is 90%. That means 9 out of 10 businesses will fail! It doesn’t have to be this way though. If you know the patterns causing these failures and avoid them, your chances for success increase dramatically. This week's guest, Tom Eisenmann, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of “How Startups Fail”, surveyed 470 entrepreneurs and investors about their failed businesses and discovered six distinct patterns leading to their failure. In this episode we discuss and unpack those patterns so you know exactly what to avoid when starting your own business or investing in someone else’s. -- Order Tom Eisenmann's "Why Startups Fail" now! If you want to become a Business Made Simple professional, sign up for pro access at BusinessMadeSimple.com and get all our online courses plus access to live coaching sessions with Donald Miller every month. Go pro at BusinessMadeSimple.com
Released:
Apr 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
#5: Jonathan Davis—How to Make Your Call to Action Irresistible: As anyone who's ever bought a set of kitchen knives at 2 a.m. will tell you, infomercials are selling machines. And in this podcast, you'll discover exactly how and why they work so well. Donald Miller talks with infomercial producer Jonathan Davis to... by Business Made Simple with Donald Miller