The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups - Paul Graham  ## Metadata - Author: **Paul Graham** - Full Title: The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups - Category: #articles - URL: https://paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html ## Highlights - 1. Single Founder ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetj4swvwstw85y4hgkd0es)) - 2. Bad Location ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetjak5drjf2nj52yrpaxx0)) - 3. Marginal Niche ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetjp1b3ak6q6azmdw34jmx)) - 4. Derivative Idea ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetkeev40v1k7jn2f7srk2e)) - 6. Hiring Bad Programmers ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetmrm16wzbhdg9x0s5pa0e)) - 7. Choosing the Wrong Platform ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetn0y45smvft7606kb1m1x)) - 8. Slowness in Launching ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetn6c5z6jcg2hqwcr2vz84)) - 9. Launching Too Early ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetn981c73ds7qgwgbpg1ca)) - 10. Having No Specific User in Mind ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetnjfdz27n0966z0500ez3)) - 11. Raising Too Little Money ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetnq1jxsqr3n0rc0er718q)) - 12. Spending Too Much ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetp2ps7h6ybjq07sj7jxbw)) - 13. Raising Too Much Money ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetp6n0gk4h415v0hved1j6)) - 14. Poor Investor Management ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetpc2yc8v5pkckr5c0zj1j)) - 15. Sacrificing Users to (Supposed) Profit ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetpqkye7qn05bbrvdfhr4b)) - 16. Not Wanting to Get Your Hands Dirty ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetpwad91qazmf6z4wr9dmd)) - 17. Fights Between Founders ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetpzqqe1pwdbrmsgbync83)) - 18. A Half-Hearted Effort ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwetq37kdptpwa129ptrr43v))