Failed Startup 完整註解
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Cascade是一間開發無代碼數據邏輯和分析工具的新創軟體公司,商業分析師和其他非技術團隊能透過其軟體,快速有效地處理數據並進行分析。遺憾的是,在2023年,經過四年的掙扎,創辦人Jake Fuentes 和Jon Brelig 決定關閉這間公司。
本文記載了 Jake Fuentes 經過這次失敗所學到的寶貴經驗。
Over the next four years, Cascade raised a $5.3 million seed round, grew to be a team of 10, and served some marquee customers. However, without a clear path to breakout growth, in 2023 we decided to pursue a soft landing.
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Startup 新創公司
Ideal Customer Profile 理想客群
horizontal product 橫向產品 ,指具有廣泛應用并吸引廣泛企業或消費者的產品或服務。像是 Ms Word 或 Excel 這種多用途的工具。
vertical product/solution 垂直產品/解決方案,指專門針對特定行業或市場需求的產品或解決方案。
value preposition 價值主張
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“So, what did you learn?”
It’s meant to be a simple question, asked by friends and family in the months after the end of a startup journey. But when looking back on a company that didn’t go the distance, so many lessons emerge that it’s daunting to find an equally simple answer. That said, I’m struck by a few key decisions we made that seemed sound at the time but that ended up having a profound impact on the company’s direction. I doubt we’re the only team to face those junctures—perhaps our hindsight can serve as a tiny bit of foresight for others.
hindsight 回顧過去經歷得到的事後觀點
hind 有後面、背面的意思
foresight 對將來事件的預測、先見之明
fore- 前面、往前的意思
「那麼,你學到了什麼呢?」這是我的朋友和家人,在我結束了我的新創公司後的幾個月裡,隨口問的簡單問題。但是當回顧一家沒有成功的公司時,會發現有太多教訓導致難以得出一個同樣簡單的答案。儘管如此,我對於當時做出的一些關鍵決策感到印象深刻,這些決策在當時看似合理的,但最終對公司的走向產生了profound(深遠的、巨大的)的影響。我不認為我們是唯一一個面臨這些抉擇的團隊。也許我們的回顧過去所學習到的經驗 (hindsight) 能為其他人提供一些對未來創業有幫助的先見之明 (foresight)。