The D.C. region is consistently ranked as one of the top cities for entrepreneurs and startup businesses, but the failure rate of new businesses is also high. According to LendingTree research, the ...

If your startup isn't solving a real problem, you’re only increasing risk for yourself. You’re banking on customers changing ...

While we would love for all startups to succeed, the reality is that the vast majority fail. It’s not something that people often talk about, because quite frankly, it can be a downer topic. But ...

"The number one reason companies typically fail in the first 18 to 24 months is that founders fall out with each other or don ...

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In entrepreneurship, success often comes after overcoming numerous failures and setbacks. Apoorva Mehta, a 37-year-old serial entrepreneur, founded around 20 failed startups before changing online ...

The more time I spend with founders, the more obvious one thing becomes: Startups don’t collapse in a dramatic moment. They ...

Not every startup collapse is an FTX or Theranos. They don’t all burn so brightly and explode so spectacularly. More often than not, there won’t be some high-profile court case and prison time. Amanda ...

Somewhere I heard that a startup doesn’t fail when it fails. It fails when the founders give up. In this “money is no longer free” market, that begs two questions: When should founders give up? And ...

Founders work hard to build their startups. Venture capitalists work hard to identify and invest in the most promising ones. But the harsh reality is that failure is inevitable. Recent data shows that ...

If you want to invest in a startup, look closely at the people behind the curtain. Their personality, skills and innovative prowess will drive a successful business. The secret to a successful startup ...