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You’d want to compare this with the base rate of failure for a business venture (ideally across the economy and specifically bootstrapped tech companies).

Spoiler: most businesses fail.

I’d also believe that VC funded companies are more likely to fail as they are making all-or-nothing swing for the fences plays. But you need to compare to the correct baseline to avoid confusion.




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