S12 E8 Quincy Apparel Part 4 A Review
Quincy Apparel had the makings to be a successful business. The MVP tested using trunk shows demonstrated that the business concept resonated with potential customers. Trunk shows are events, often by...
10 Helmi 202312min
S12 E7 Quincy a case study in causes of failure part 3
By now Quincy had raised $950,000. $250,000 from friends, family and angels investors. The balance had been obtained from two venture capital investors. One of the VCs had previously invested in Warby...
9 Helmi 202313min
S12 E6 Quincy: a case study in causes of failure Part 2
In this podcast, I continue to look into why a promising start-up, Quincy Apparel, that had everything going for it, failed. Today I look at the launch of their first season. The story so far. Found...
8 Helmi 202312min
S12 E5 Quincy a case study in causes of failure Part 1
Quincy Apparel - was a promising start-up will all the right ingredients. Two smart founders with MBAs from Harvard Business School. An unmet need, an excellent solution, and outstanding customer rete...
7 Helmi 202312min
S12 E4 Causes of startup failure #8 Poor Product
A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one.” Henry Ford CB Insights survey of 110 Tech firms that failed found that 8% of founders blamed a poor...
6 Helmi 202312min
S12 E3 Team investor Disharmony with Jeremy Gray
Entrepreneurs usually don’t listen to people. Trust them to do their job. Remember, you invested with the understanding the project was likely to fail.” Dave McClure CB Insights survey of 110 Tech co...
5 Helmi 202312min
S12 E2 Causes of Start-up failure. Pivot Gone Bad
A pivot is a change in strategy without a change in vision. Eric Ries It is quite likely that during your early stages you will have to execute a pivot. A pivot is when you make a fundamental change ...
4 Helmi 202312min
S12 E1 Causes of Startup Failures: Burnout Boredom
Burnout and Boredom ranked number 12 on CB Insights list of causes of failure. Five percent of the 110 failed Tech Companies they surveyed cited this as a cause of their failure. But the evils of bor...
3 Helmi 202312min
