The All-In-One Newsletter for Startup Founders

Every week, I’ll send you Failory’s latest interviews and articles, curated resources for founders, and updates on how I’m growing the site to $10k/mo.

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Interviews with Failed and Successful Startup Founders

Branch: $400k/mo selling furniture for startups

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Branch

February 19, 2020

From $20k/mo to 0 - How incorrect market focus killed the encrypted Google Doc alternative

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Software & Hardware

Bad Business Model

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Graphite Docs

October 1, 2020

Growing a SaaS-Related Paid Newsletter to $8k/mo in 4 Months

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Software & Hardware

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SoftwareIdeas

November 5, 2020

Chowdy: Shutting Down a +$110,000/Month Food Startup

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Food & Beverage

Legal Challenges

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Chowdy

October 26, 2018

lemlist: Making $1,000,000 a year from a cold email SaaS

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Guillaume Moubeche

ToyGaroo: Burning $250K Building the Netflix for Toys

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Hand-Picked Articles

Business Ideas for Students

Business Ideas for Students: Best 36 + Tips for Each

It's 2021 and you still don't have a business, website, or side hustle? Here are 36 business ideas for students like you and some tips & resources for each.

Naming A Startup

Naming a Startup: The Definitive Guide [2021 Update]

Naming a startup tends to be one of the most difficult decisions when starting. Here's our guide on how to choose a cool, memorable, and strong name.

Shark Tank Failures

October 8, 2020

The Biggest Shark Tank Failures

Shark Tank investors have made mistakes, financing startups that later on closed and missed great investment opportunities. Here are their worst failures.

Startup Failure Rate

Startup Failure Rate: Ultimate Report + Infographic [2021]

90% of startups fail. What are the causes? What does this mean for entrepreneurs? What happens with investors' money? Go on reading to learn more.

Business TV Shows

November 5, 2020

Business TV Shows: A List of 20 You CAN'T Miss

Here's a list of the best business shows for entrepreneurs, a description of each, and the places where you can watch them.

Unlimited Design Services

Unlimited Design Services: The Best 15 in 2021 (+ Discounts)

What are unlimited design services, with who are they a great fit, some things you must consider, and reviews of the best 15 ones (+ discounts).

(New) Collections

+350 Pitch Decks

Top Startup Cemetery Posts

Koinex

Cryptocurrency exchange platform

Legal Challenges

Formspring

Encouraged people to get to know each other

Legal Challenges

Vine

Platform to share short looping video clips

Multiple Reasons

Yik Yak

Anonymous location-based social network

Legal Challenges

MySpace

Social network based on personal user pages

Multiple Reasons

Quibi

Short-form streaming platform

Multiple Reasons

Other Cemeteries

Google Cemetery

Amazon Cemetery

MUST Podcast Episodes

Bram Kanstein

Becoming a Startup and No Code Expert, with Bram Kanstein of No Code MVP

Bram is the founder of No Code MVP, where he teaches how to validate startup ideas without coding. Before it, he founded and shut down an eticket marketplace.

Bernard Huang

How +3 failures led to a $150k/month SaaS, with Bernard Huang of Clearscope

Bernard Huang was once an online professional poker player. He now runs a $150k/month SaaS, though he had to fail many times before to achieve it.

Matt Giovanisci

17 Years of Online Ventures, with Matt Giovanisci of Swim University

Matt is the founder of Swim University, the biggest niche site around swimming pool and hot tub care. He also founded Spruce, a failed analytics SaaS.

Nat Eliason

From Failed ML Startup to a +$100k/Mo Content Agency, with Nat Eliason of Growth Machine

Nat is the founder of Growth Machine, an SEO & content marketing agency. Before this, he founded, raised $125k, and shut down Tailored Fit, an ML startup.

Ryan Hickman

From 50k Users in 6 Weeks to Shutting Down, with Ryan Hickman

Ryan Hickman co-founded MeVee, a video streaming platform that couldn't compete with Facebook Live and shut down. He is now successfully co-founding Epic AI.

Buster Benson

Bootstrapping a B2C Startup to +$20k/Month with Buster Benson

Buster is the founder of 750 Words, a journaling tool making $20k/mo. Prior to this, he built and shut down Health Month, a VC-backed health-related startup.

Best Tools for Startup Founders

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DesignJoy

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Video recording tool that helps you get your message through instant sharing.

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Build beautiful next-generation online forms, surveys & quizzes.

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Email marketing and automation tool for blogs and businesses.

Website

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Webflow

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Calendly

Schedule your meeting without the back-and-forth emails.