How to F*ck Up Your Startup

The Science Behind Why 90% of Companies Fail--and How You Can Avoid It

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Pub Date Feb 15 2022 | Archive Date Feb 07 2022

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WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
 
Every business owner dreams of success, but the majority of businesses are doomed to fail.
 
This book offers a journey through the pitfalls that cause 90% of companies to crash—and the crucial remedies entrepreneurs can use to avoid (or fix) them.


Kim Hvidkjær was 29 years old when he became a millionaire. Two years later, after a cluster of disasters, he found himself basically broke. Now, having rebuilt his fortune as the founder of several successful enterprises and studied thousands of failed startups, Hvidkjær has become an expert in failure: what it means, what it looks like, and the strategies that business owners can use to prevent it. 

In How to F*ck Up Your Startup, he takes us on an entertaining and enlightening journey through the complex patterns of failure in the life cycle of a business, covering: 
 
  • Attitude mistakes
  • Business model missteps
  • Market research snafus
  • Funding and financial blunders
  • Product development errors
  • Organization oversights
  • Sales slip-ups
  • Growing pains

  • Most important, he tackles what to do when your business has gone wrong.

    Hvidkjær fleshes out a tangible, usable blueprint for entrepreneurs looking to learn (the easy way) from the mistakes of businesses gone before. Chock-full of easy-to-follow business lessons that will keep you from f*cking up your startup, this down-to-earth guide offers crucial, actionable advice for seasoned business owners and startup founders alike.

    A masterclass in failure, How to F*ck Up Your Startup is required reading for reaching success.
    WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
     
    Every business owner dreams of success, but the majority of businesses are doomed to fail.
     
    This book offers a journey through the pitfalls that cause 90% of companies...

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    ISBN 9781637740590
    PRICE $30.00 (USD)
    PAGES 384

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    I have to say this book needs to become a go-to for everyone who wants to be an entrepreneur.

    I’m in the process of starting my own company, which is why I chose to read this book, and it might’ve been the best decision I ever made! This book tackles all of the mistakes you can do when starting a company; from your attitude to sales, and everything in between, but it also proposes a way to fix the mistake. For me and my situation, the advice that works best is when it comes to budgeting,to keep my fixed and variable costs for twelve months at all times in my head and the 80/100 rule so I can focus on the important stuff. But the one I needed to hear the most, was the importance of having a sales program and sales metrics (what gets measured gets done).

    I will definitely reread this book a couple more times, just to make sure I didn’t miss anything and that I can apply the information properly. Don’t give up, don’t die 💪🏼

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    I really recommend anyone on a business venture read this book, very thoroughly researched and well represented ideas. The blunt observation this author makes into the current climate of our economics as a country is really something we all need to hear.

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    I went into it blindly and didn’t know what I was expecting, but ihe ideas really struck to me and fascinated me. The writing was also quite plain and easy to understand.

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