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Aastha Anand

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According to Y Combinator, here are 15 common mistakes to steer clear of: 1. Single Founder 2. Bad Location 3. Marginal Niche 4. Derivative Idea 5. Obstinacy 6. Hiring Bad Programmers 7. Choosing the Wrong Platform 8. Slowness in Launching 9. Launching Too Early 10. Having No Specific User in Mind 11. Raising Too Little Money 12. Spending Too Much 13. Raising Too Much Money 14. Poor Investor Management 15. Sacrificing Users to (Supposed) Profit Startup life isn’t easy - no sugarcoating it. But if you spot the pitfalls early, you play smarter and not harder.

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