failed startup
Shuttered tech dream
A failed startup is a new business venture that has ceased operations, typically after burning through investor capital without achieving profitability or sustainable growth.
The term carries a particular connotation in tech and venture capital circles, where failure is sometimes reframed as valuable experience: His résumé lists three failed startups.
Unlike simply saying a business failed, the phrase often implies ambitious goals, outside funding, and a relatively quick collapse.
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- pivotPoint of rotation
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- crashSudden violent impact
- burnDamage by heat
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Profitable, continuing enterprise
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Mythical one-horned horse
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