{"id":17352,"date":"2013-06-10T15:02:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T07:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=17352"},"modified":"2022-08-06T17:21:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T09:21:54","slug":"startup-business-fail-infographics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/startup-business-fail-infographics\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Startups Fail? [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to create a startup and be the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/billion-dollar-startups\/\">billion-dollar<\/a> man? While most of us look at the bright side, often saying to ourselves, <strong>if they could do it, I could do it too \u2013 how hard could it be?<\/strong> Well, as this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tag\/infographics\/\">infographic<\/a> will tell you, the possibility of <strong>a failed startup is a lot higher<\/strong> than one that would make the cover of Times Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Out of 100 businesses that will start today, <strong>how many will last for longer than five years?<\/strong> Take a guess. Within five years, half of the businesses will close shop, and in 15 years, only a quarter will survive. This info comes from Staff.com\u2019s infographic \"What\u2019s the chance a startup business will fail?\"<\/p>\n<p>Although those stats work for businesses beginning in 1994, survival rates are dropping (albeit slightly) as competition rises. Find out which businesses are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/entrepreneurs-mistakes-to-avoid\/\">dropping like flies<\/a> and <strong>which industries are the best to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/productive-startup\/\">build a startup<\/a> in<\/strong>. Share your thoughts!<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Recommended Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/diving-into-ecommerce\/\">Diving Into E-Commerce: Do You Have What It Takes?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/infographics\/startup-business-fail-infographics-highres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/infographics\/startup-business-fail-infographics-lowres.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"5092\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[via rel=\u201dnofollow\u201d target=\u201d_blank\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.killerstartups.com\/startups-tools-and-guides\/why-do-startups-fail\">KillerStartup<\/a>.]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to create a startup and be the next billion-dollar man? While most of us look at the bright side, often saying to ourselves, if they could do it, I could do it too \u2013 how hard could it be? 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