Failory 2.0 is LIVE on
@ProductHunt
! 🚀
We now have interviews with the founders of both failed and successful startups, articles about entrepreneurship, and carefully curated resources to make you a better founder.
Check out the new 📄 content site!
Inspired by
@levelsio
, we have just launched an /open page, in which we share our 💰 revenue, 💳 expenses and 📈 traffic, as well as our monthly reports. Check it out here!
After months of producing, interviewing and editing, we've finally launched The Failory Podcast - talks with those entrepreneurs who have failed in the past but now run successful startups.
🔥We're currently featured in
@ProductHunt
🔥
In March 2016
@ajlkn
launched Carrd, a free platform for building simple websites without any code. In this awesome website, he explains and talks about the story behind the development of his startup. You should definitely take it a look:
📃 New interview with
@lunchbag
, founder of
@lunchmoney_app
:
👩💻 Her background on Silicon Valley
✈️ Her 8-month adventure abroad
🕵️♀️ Getting into freelancing
⚒️ Creating a personal finance SaaS
💰 Growing it to $40k/year
and much more... 👇
🎙️ EP9 of The Failory Podcast, with
@thepatwalls
:
🔁 Going from economics to tech
👨💻 Learning to code
🚀 Launching Delite, a B2B SaaS
💀 Shutting down
🚀 Launching
@starter_story
💼 Quitting his job
📈 Growing Starter Story to $9k/mo
and much more!
Everyone who's ever created something for others knows the feeling of guilt, of failure when what you've made didn't resonate.
@randfish
shares two really concrete ways to deal with this feeling of failure in this awesome post on his
@sparktoro
blog.
Which email marketing tool should I use for my startup?
@thepatwalls
has recently published a huge article analyzing 107 of these as well as created a tool that allows you to filter them according to features, pricing and amount of subscribers 👇👇
Make sure to check out this week's Failory podcast episode with
@bramk
! Topics:
☠️ His failed e-tickets marketplace
💡 The beginnings of
@startupstash
😺 A lot of
@ProductHunt
⚒️ His online course,
@nocodemvp
🔜 The future of no code
Leo Babauta (
@zen_habits
) started too late because of fear of failure and lack of belief in his self. He toiled in a job he hated for a long time, instead of starting a blog or building a business he loved. He is now a best-selling author and an entrepreneur.
.
@matteing
is now a successful entrepreneur who a few weeks ago launched
@getmakerlog
✅
However, not everything has been a success in his life. A few years ago he built
@TheTaleship
with the objective modernizing storytelling. But he completely failed 💀
Entrepreneurs usually have lots of ideas for new projects and cool stuff. However, they rearely carry them out, as they are already busy with their current project. In this article, however,
@mubashariqbal
shares how did he automate his project.
We now have a /team page!!
Failory started as a project of one, but during the last month, it has grown into a team of five, who are all working on the mission of reducing startup failure and making startup founders better.
Join us!
Returning visitors to your website are essential to build a successful business. But, how can you keep people coming to your website again and again?
@levelsio
, in an interview with
@csallen
, on
@IndieHackers
, explained how he did it on
@NomadList
. Check it out here!
34% of startups fail due to lack of product-market fit.
Currently live in
@ProductHunt
, we've just launched our PMF eBook.
You'll finish...
1) Understanding PMF
2) Being able to measure it for your startup
3) Knowing actionable strategies to achieve it
Yesterday we told you about
@listly_io
, the Chrome extension that lets you turn HTML into Excel documents. This can be perfectly complemented with Sheet2Site, a software, by
@AndreyAzimov
, that generates Websites from your Google Sheets. Check it out!
Hey Failories! After a long time with no new interviews, we have just published one with Garth Adams, a programmer who turned a script comparing airlines prices into a +$110,000/month startup 😱
Check his bootstrapping success story! 💰
We have partnered with
@getchipbot
with the mision of avoiding common startup mistakes ⚠️
In this video guide,
@Matt_Lo
and Matt Mroczek discuss on the different typical mistakes made by businesses and how to avoid them!
👇👇👇
👻👻 Today we launched Startup Cemetery, a project in which we've collected data and analyzed why 100 startups have failed.
📊📊 We will soon publish a huge report with all the data, but here're some interesting insights:
During all October, Failory will be sponsored by
@Cloudways
, a managed cloud hosting platform that focuses on all the aspects of building and scaling a startup.
Go and give Cloudways some love ❤️ for this opportunity they gave us!
New startups are borning every day in Ireland, particularly in Dublin. So which one should you keep watch in 2020?
We wrote a huge list with 53 of them + a ton of data 👇
Hunted by
@mubashariqbal
, a few days ago
@moeamaya
, co-founder of
@monograph_io
, launched on
@ProductHunt
a really cool product called CSS Gradient. It is a simple, colorful (and free!) gradient generator. Check it out now!
Getting the first customers for your startup is usually one of the most difficult parts of growing. This, summed up to the lack of budget you have at the beginning, can beat you and force you to shut down. To avoid this, read this article by
@getchipbot
!
The founder of
@ipdata_co
,
@jonathan_trev
, shares in this awesome article on
@hackernoon
how did he build his SaaS with $0. "Building products without spending thousands of dollars." 💵
Dress it up how you want – "unfinished success," "pivoting," "learning"- we all fail. There is nothing we can do to stop it – making mistakes is part of life. Therefore, we need to learn how to transform past failures into successes. By
@sujanpatel
If you're still sending out the same boring newsletter or promotional offer you used 5 years ago, it's time for you to make some improvements and adjustments. You should start by testing different options. By
@neilpatel
Check out this interview with Joel, the founder of
@browserless
, "the headless Chrome in the cloud for blazing-fast web browser automation".
He is generating more than 💰 $4,000/month and his marketing strategy consists of posting on niche sites.
👻⚰️ New stone on our Cemetery!
@brndnwll
has just published a quick article that explains why Sip, the tech news app created by the team of
@ProductHunt
, was recently shut down by the founder
@rrhoover
and the multiple reasons that led to this decision.
We're currently working on a review article for
@Cloudways
, the cloud hosting solution we've been promoting lately.
But in the mean time, if you really want to start with your business, this article should contain all the necessary information:
🔥 Story of the week
We'd the pleasure to talk with
@suvansh_rt
, founder of
@Flexiple
, a freelancing platform that connects startups with developers.
Through cold outreach and side projects (
@RemoteTools
), they were able to grow up to $80K/month.
👇👇
We have just published the first interview of our new section! We wanted to go big so we decided to interview
@bandholz
. He is the founder of
@beardbrand
, an e-commerce dedicated to the urban beardsman, which is grossing over $100K/month!
👻 How can a startup be making £250k/year and yet run out of cash?
This is exactly what happened to the founder of VO2 Sportswear, after 3 years running. The bad cashflow management meant the shutdown of the company.
👇 Here's the full story 👇
Reddit can be a great content promotion technique. Yet, many people are afraid of Reddit, due to their anti-self-promotion policies. This great article, written by
@skueong
, explains the strategy you can use to still get thousands of visitors from Reddit.
Entrepreneurial Lists is now featuring
@BootstrappersIO
, by
@BootstrappersIO
, in the "15 Best Articles on Bootstrapping" list, which was proposed by
@tomzur
of
@kinsta
. If you are a bootstrapper, you should definitely check out this website!
It's undeniable: a lifetime deal sold thru AppSumo can mean a huge influx of customers and cash (although AppSumo takes an enormous cut) to help get your business off the ground. If you don't believe me, check out this great article by
@nico_lrx
!
👻
Early this year,
@chrisbrownridge
shut down his first startup
@mygawkbox
after 3 years of running it, $4.4M raised and $1M+ in revenue.
When we asked him what would he do differently now, he listed 7 key aspects, you can read about below.
👇👇
Learn how
@levelsio
has not only faced the fears of starting an online business 🚀, but used them as motivation while building an empire of profitable businesses that cater to digital nomads. Amazing podcast by
@csallen
in
@IndieHackers
🔥 Story of the week! 🔥
After dropping out of university,
@harrydry
went back home and found a gift: a fake big tweet from Federer. That’s when he came with a business idea: fake tweets printed and sold for £30.
Hey! We have just published an interview with
@chillyorange
, founder of Pagestead, a website builder. They launched in spring 2017 and were soon able to earn a great MRR with it. Pagestead now makes $7,000/month and has +140 customers. Super interesting!
▪️Indonesia’s internet economy recently valued at $40B
▪️60% of its population is under 40
▪️A country with a “burgeoning startup economy”
Talking to players in the industry,
@brndnwll
compiled his research into a deep-dive on the landscape—read below👇
Today we published an interesting interview with him. Long story short, Sergio developed Taleship himself when he was 16 and participated in a startup competition.
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
— Mark Twain
Interview with
@sharmag88
, founder of Helpwise:
- Started as an internal email tool
- $20k investment to turn it into a SaaS
- SEO, cold outreach, paid ads, integrations
- Growing to $100k/year
and more below:
"In the early days, it's usually marketing to the rescue. Not some sales magician." Check out this quick read and excellent case study from
@jasonlk
of
@saastr
that really applies to most early-stage companies.
You're running a fairly successful ecommerce site. You're making a decent amount of revenue. But it's not all bubblegum and roses. Anyway, there is a solution, and it's called A/B testing. Check out great guide by
@davidhoos
on
@BigCommerce
about it!
🎙️ Failory Podcast EP14 is out!
@brndnwll
&
@ksaitor
talked about:
- How Raman became a founder
- The origins and shut down of RSVPD, an app to find local events
- Singapore's startup ecosystem
- The origin and growth of
@CryptoJobsList
and much more:
- 70% of businesses fail after 10 years.
- 9 out of 10 startups fail.
- Product-market fit is one of the main failure causes.
Here's our new research and infographic on the startup failure rates:
One of the most common reasons for failure is the lack of a market need for your product. This great guide, by
@paulcampillo
on
@typeform
, will show you how to validate your next big idea, and prevent unnecessary costs and heartache.
Are you running a startup? You can now quickly find traction and scale with
@tuffgrowth
's on-demand growth marketing team!
Make sure to check out their PPC, social advertising, CRO and SEO services!
New interview is out!
This time with
@JesperBylund
, founder of Lockpick Entertainment, a small game studio that after 6 years of running, went out of business due to bankruptcy. Read it to learn why you sometimes need to focus on what makes you unique.
🔥
#8
Failory Pod 🔥
@MattGiovanisci
of
@SwimUniversity
on spending 17 years building online ventures, failing 12 times, and growing a niche site to $35k/month.
👇👇 you can't it miss if you're into SEO, affiliate marketing or SaaS!
This is really smart!
@50skillsInfo
is a recruiting tool where employees can source candidates and make data-driven decisions on the best hire. Start hiring better people faster!
@50skillsInfo
Since
@cannyHQ
launch, almost a year ago, they have already changed their pricing 4 times. Read this awesome article, by
@sarahhum
, in which she goes over each attempt, their mistakes, and what they learned.
Building a brand is like going on a first date. You firstly put your best outfit. But it doesn't stop there.
You still have to be friendly, have good manners, LISTEN TO YOUR DATE, and tell a great story yourself!
👇👇