Startup Failure

These do's and don'ts can make or break your startup.

There's a fierce tide of potential for failure in business. Half of all businesses won't make it to the five-year mark.

If you understand why this is the case, you'll be able to better prepare yourself and potentially avoid some of the pitfalls of first-time business ownership.

Your biggest obstacle is you.

Instant failure would be better than a long and slow demise from diminishing returns.

And a the failure to differentiate your product is a key reason for that lack of revenue.

It is impossible to achieve success if we are not aware of the most common pitfalls that make businesses fail.

Failure sucks. But pick yourself up, cop to your mistakes and start a new business, already.

Most company failures can be avoided if leaders understand the variables that give rise to failure.

Failing is the soul crushing stage you must pass through to ever appreciate success.

Every flop is worthwhile. Here, how a dead-end subscription startup shaped its founders.

There are nine categories of problems, and office space isn't one of them.

Sometimes what's stopping you is you: Telling the difference between caution and fear, between addressing risks and making them up.

It's OK to fail -- as long as you learn and grow from it.

Once you embrace the risks and failures most business ventures bring, you'll be ready to rise up from the depths of rock bottom.

'If you haven't fallen, you haven't walked.' Think about how these words apply to your own experience.