There are 10,600,000 sites on building a startup ( really, we checked on Google so you know it’s true).

But there aren’t many real good sites about destroying\killing\screwing up a startup.

I helped found a startup and then ran it into the ground. And you know what – there is a hell of a lot to learn from that.

Successes are hard to duplicate – even if you follow them exactly. But mistakes – now those are easy to do over and over and over again. So I put together this XXXX piece article about all the things I think ended up dooming our startup.

Avoiding our mistakes wont guarantee you success – let’s face it, most startups fail and quickly. And this market doesn’t help. But if you do fall at least it will be in a new creative way, then you can write me about it and we’ll update this article series.

Let’s get to it. 1. Being Partners with Your Friends…