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How Your Startup Could Fail

  • Thomas Oppong
  • May 14, 2019
  • 3 minute read

Failing in business is easy to do, and that’s what we think you’ve got to get your head around from the get go. If you’re a new startup, or whether you’ve been going for a couple of months now, you need to know that your business could fail at any minute. Going in with the wrong attitude, and believing that your business can do everything, without doing anything at all, is only going to see you in hot water.

But we know that failure will be on most of your minds, and that’s why we’re here to put it to rest. By telling you some of the Biggest startup failures that we think are floating around at the minute, we believe we’ll be preparing your for the absolute worst, and pushing you towards an area where you feel safe.

Because there are so many ways that your business could fail, you just have to make sure that you’re watching out for them, and monitoring the progress of your business as much as you possibly can. So to get the ball rolling, here are three of the biggest startup failures that people go through, and how you can stay well away from them.

The borrowing hole of doom

This is definitely one of the biggest mistakes that a business can make. From the minute you startup, you’re going to need some money to fall back on. In fact, the majority of you will need some money to actually startup with, but either way, this is where the borrowing hole of doom begins. The more time you spend in business, the more you rely on the borrowing.

Unless of course, you never fall into the borrowing debt of doom, and you don’t have any problems to deal with. Our top tip would be to make sure that you save as much money as you possibly can to startup on your own.

You shouldn’t be one of these who borrows the whole sum of money that they need to borrow, the hard work has to be put it beforehand. So if you have your idea ready to go, and all you’re really waiting on is the bank, we would highly recommend that you wait a little while, and use your own money to set everything up!

The wrong type of mindset

There is definitely a wrong type of mindset to have, and one of the biggest ones is what you should and shouldn’t do with your business. Take marketing for example, something that’s just so essential, no matter how old your business may be.

A digital marketing agency will tell you that the earlier you start your marketing campaign, the easier it’s going to be to get custom. Even if you have nothing to sell because you’re not fully established yet, you should still be running social media marketing campaigns to get the ball rolling. The other techniques will then fall into place as time goes on!

Too big for your boots

Being too big for your boots is definitely something you don’t want to do. Yet this is the problem so many budding entrepreneurs have. Some go into business thinking their the bees knees, making moves too quick, and ultimately winding up in a ton of trouble. Take things slow, go with the flow, and never rush your business along just to catch up!

Thomas Oppong

Founder at Alltopstartups and author of Working in The Gig Economy. His work has been featured at Forbes, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, and Inc. Magazine.

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