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S12 E16 False Starts can lead to business failure,

Triangulate, an online dating business fell victim to a false start that eventually led to its demise. Listen to learn more about the false start trap and how you can avoid falling into that trap.

7 Mars 202313min

A Date With Destiny Why Start-ups fail, a founders reflections

Hear what Sunil Nagaraj feels were the main causes of the failure of his start-up Triangulate. Looking back Sunil could point to several reasons why Triangulate failed. His top two were choosing the ...

6 Mars 202312min

S12 E14 A Date with Destiny - Why Triangulate failed to go viral

Why Triangulate failed Part 2 By now the metrics for the site were mixed. The user base was growing at over 40% month on month but user engagement was low, with only 27% of new users in California, t...

21 Feb 202312min

S12 E13 A Date with Destiny From Free Coins to Failed Pivots: Triangulate's Struggle for Virality and Revenue

1️⃣ The Power of Virality: Triangulate's struggle to acquire enough users speaks to the importance of virality in the online dating industry. Just like messaging apps or social media platforms, dating...

20 Feb 202312min

S12 E12 Regulatory Issues with Jeremy Gray

Regulatory issues normally do not determine the success or failure of a start-up. Providing you conform to the rules laid down in your country regarding accounts, compliance, taxes, employment law, da...

16 Feb 202312min

S12 E15 Price-Cost issues with Jeremy Gray

Businesses run on a simple formula, revenues or price minus costs equals profit. Get either your pricing or costs wrong and you lose money; no start-up can lose money for long. Learn about the common...

15 Feb 202312min

S12 E10 Not the right team with Jeremy Gray

CB Insights lists not having the right team as number 7 on its list of twelve reasons Tech Companies fail. 14% of founders included this as the reason why their company did not succeed Building the r...

14 Feb 202312min