Failure pattern · Problem Clarity

Startups that failed on Problem Clarity: 269 cases

Every startup in this list failed primarily on the Problem Clarity pillar. The patterns here are the specific reasons problem clarity became the primary failure vector - and what it would have taken to pressure-test that pillar before the money ran out.

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269 cases

Company	Primary gap	Outcome
24quan	Problem Clarity	Failure
@stake	Problem Clarity	Failure
Afrostream	Problem Clarity	Failure
AirPair	Problem Clarity	Failure
Airware	Problem Clarity	Failure
AlchemyAPI	Problem Clarity	Failure
Altiris	Problem Clarity	Failure
Amigo Loans	Problem Clarity	Failure
Amino	Problem Clarity	Failure
Apperian	Problem Clarity	Failure
Ardence	Problem Clarity	Failure
Aristea Therapeutics	Problem Clarity	Failure
Arkeia Software	Problem Clarity	Failure
Arrival	Problem Clarity	Failure
ArsDigita	Problem Clarity	Failure
Ashton-Tate	Problem Clarity	Failure
Ask Jeeves	Problem Clarity	Failure
Aspiration	Problem Clarity	Failure
Atari Program Exchange	Problem Clarity	Failure
Atavist Magazine	Problem Clarity	Failure
Aventri	Problem Clarity	Failure
Axceler	Problem Clarity	Failure
Basis	Problem Clarity	Failure
Be Inc.	Problem Clarity	Failure
Beagle Bros	Problem Clarity	Failure
Bebo	Problem Clarity	Failure
Berkeley Software Design	Problem Clarity	Failure
Berkeley Softworks	Problem Clarity	Failure
Bitfront	Problem Clarity	Failure
BlockFi	Problem Clarity	Failure
BranchOut	Problem Clarity	Failure
Brightmail	Problem Clarity	Failure
Burstly	Problem Clarity	Failure
Bus.com	Problem Clarity	Failure
Butterfly Network	Problem Clarity	Failure
CADAM	Problem Clarity	Failure
Cakewalk	Problem Clarity	Failure
Caldera	Problem Clarity	Failure
Cape Clear Software	Problem Clarity	Failure
CareSync	Problem Clarity	Failure
Carwoo	Problem Clarity	Failure
Casady & Greene	Problem Clarity	Failure
ChaCha (search engine)	Problem Clarity	Failure
Chef'd	Problem Clarity	Failure
Cigital	Problem Clarity	Failure
Cinkciarz.pl	Problem Clarity	Failure
Clim8	Problem Clarity	Failure
Clinkle	Problem Clarity	Failure
CloudHealth Technologies	Problem Clarity	Failure
CODA Biotherapeutics	Problem Clarity	Failure
Cofio Software	Problem Clarity	Failure
ColorGraphics Weather Systems	Problem Clarity	Failure
Concentric Sky	Problem Clarity	Failure
Consona Corporation	Problem Clarity	Failure
Control Data Corporation	Problem Clarity	Failure
Convoy	Problem Clarity	Failure
Cooliris	Problem Clarity	Failure
Coradiant	Problem Clarity	Failure
Critical Watch	Problem Clarity	Failure
Cue (search engine)	Problem Clarity	Failure
Cumulus Networks	Problem Clarity	Failure
D&B Software	Problem Clarity	Failure
DailyBurn	Problem Clarity	Failure
Daqri	Problem Clarity	Failure
Data General	Problem Clarity	Failure
Datastorm Technologies	Problem Clarity	Failure
Datawatch Corporation	Problem Clarity	Failure
Dating Ring	Problem Clarity	Failure
DeepMap	Problem Clarity	Failure
Dekko	Problem Clarity	Failure
Delegasi	Problem Clarity	Failure
DeLorme	Problem Clarity	Failure
Desti	Problem Clarity	Failure
DeviceLogics	Problem Clarity	Failure
Digg lays off staff and	Problem Clarity	Failure
DigitalThink	Problem Clarity	Failure
Dot & Bo	Problem Clarity	Failure
Drizly	Problem Clarity	Failure
Drugstore.com	Problem Clarity	Failure
Duckly	Problem Clarity	Failure
Eargo	Problem Clarity	Failure
Edu-Ware	Problem Clarity	Failure
Egghead Software	Problem Clarity	Failure
Electric Cloud	Problem Clarity	Failure
Enflux	Problem Clarity	Failure
Engrade	Problem Clarity	Failure
Entagen	Problem Clarity	Failure
Enterasys Networks	Problem Clarity	Failure
Eovia	Problem Clarity	Failure
Epyx	Problem Clarity	Failure
Ezubao	Problem Clarity	Failure
Fab.com	Problem Clarity	Failure
Fair.com	Problem Clarity	Failure
Fancy	Problem Clarity	Failure
Faraday Future	Problem Clarity	Failure
Fig DevTool	Problem Clarity	Failure
FlightCar	Problem Clarity	Failure
Formfunction	Problem Clarity	Failure
FREY	Problem Clarity	Failure
Frontier Car Group	Problem Clarity	Failure
FTX	Problem Clarity	Failure
Fungible Inc.	Problem Clarity	Failure
General Magic	Problem Clarity	Failure
GetGlue	Problem Clarity	Failure
Getir (Intl. Ops)	Problem Clarity	Failure
GhostTunes	Problem Clarity	Failure
Gilt Taste	Problem Clarity	Failure
Ginger	Problem Clarity	Failure
Google 411	Problem Clarity	Failure
Google Android Things	Problem Clarity	Failure
Google Apture	Problem Clarity	Failure
Google Glass	Problem Clarity	Failure
Google Goo.gl	Problem Clarity	Failure
Google Lively	Problem Clarity	Failure
Google One Today	Problem Clarity	Failure
Google Password Checkup	Problem Clarity	Failure
Google Tilt Brush	Problem Clarity	Failure
Greensill Capital	Problem Clarity	Failure
Groove Networks	Problem Clarity	Failure
Gross	Problem Clarity	Failure
Happy Returns	Problem Clarity	Failure
HealthSpot	Problem Clarity	Failure
Hellobill	Problem Clarity	Failure
HelloWallet	Problem Clarity	Failure
Hopin	Problem Clarity	Failure
HubHaus	Problem Clarity	Failure
IDX Systems	Problem Clarity	Failure
Incomit	Problem Clarity	Failure
Infocom	Problem Clarity	Failure
Information Builders	Problem Clarity	Failure
Informix Corporation	Problem Clarity	Failure
Inkling	Problem Clarity	Failure
Inland Productions	Problem Clarity	Failure
InnoPath Software	Problem Clarity	Failure
Instant Software	Problem Clarity	Failure
Intellisync	Problem Clarity	Failure
Invoid	Problem Clarity	Failure
IPass Inc.	Problem Clarity	Failure
Ipswitch, Inc.	Problem Clarity	Failure
iQiyi VR	Problem Clarity	Failure
IQMS	Problem Clarity	Failure
Ivi, Inc.	Problem Clarity	Failure
Janrain	Problem Clarity	Failure
Jawbone	Problem Clarity	Failure
Katerra	Problem Clarity	Failure
Kineto Wireless	Problem Clarity	Failure
Kippt	Problem Clarity	Failure
Kitty Hawk	Problem Clarity	Failure
Knotel	Problem Clarity	Failure
Kuaibo (Qvod)	Problem Clarity	Failure
LayerVault	Problem Clarity	Failure
LeEco	Problem Clarity	Failure
Leflair	Problem Clarity	Failure
Lekee	Problem Clarity	Failure
LeSports	Problem Clarity	Failure
Letgo	Problem Clarity	Failure
Light	Problem Clarity	Failure
Lightyear	Problem Clarity	Failure
LiveText	Problem Clarity	Failure
Lockpath	Problem Clarity	Failure
Locomation	Problem Clarity	Failure
Loggly	Problem Clarity	Failure
Looksery	Problem Clarity	Failure
Lot18	Problem Clarity	Failure
LucidEra	Problem Clarity	Failure
Luko	Problem Clarity	Failure
Lutris Technologies	Problem Clarity	Failure
Maitian.ai	Problem Clarity	Failure
MakerBot	Problem Clarity	Failure
Maponics	Problem Clarity	Failure
MapR	Problem Clarity	Failure
Marathon Education	Problem Clarity	Failure
Mathsoft	Problem Clarity	Failure
Meebo	Problem Clarity	Failure
MetaCreations	Problem Clarity	Failure
Micro Focus Enterprise Security Products	Problem Clarity	Failure
Micromuse	Problem Clarity	Failure
Microware	Problem Clarity	Failure
Mobike	Problem Clarity	Failure
ModCloth	Problem Clarity	Failure
Moka5	Problem Clarity	Failure
Multiflow	Problem Clarity	Failure
Munchery	Problem Clarity	Failure
Musicmatch Jukebox	Problem Clarity	Failure
NeoSpeech	Problem Clarity	Failure
Net Perceptions	Problem Clarity	Failure
NetObjects	Problem Clarity	Failure
Neuron Data	Problem Clarity	Failure
NextDrop	Problem Clarity	Failure
Nicira	Problem Clarity	Failure
Northvolt	Problem Clarity	Failure
Nothing Real	Problem Clarity	Failure
Nullsoft	Problem Clarity	Failure
NuoDB	Problem Clarity	Failure
One Month	Problem Clarity	Failure
OneWeb	Problem Clarity	Failure
Opcode Systems	Problem Clarity	Failure
Openwave	Problem Clarity	Failure
Ounce Labs	Problem Clarity	Failure
Outdoor Voices	Problem Clarity	Failure
P-CAD	Problem Clarity	Failure
Packet Design	Problem Clarity	Failure
Panda TV	Problem Clarity	Failure
Pano Logic	Problem Clarity	Failure
Paperback Software	Problem Clarity	Failure
Pathrise	Problem Clarity	Failure
Pay By Touch	Problem Clarity	Failure
Pebble	Problem Clarity	Failure
Pelm	Problem Clarity	Failure
Periscope	Problem Clarity	Failure
Permabit	Problem Clarity	Failure
PernixData	Problem Clarity	Failure
Plastiq	Problem Clarity	Failure
Plum	Problem Clarity	Failure
Powa Technologies	Problem Clarity	Failure
Powin Energy	Problem Clarity	Failure
QBotix	Problem Clarity	Failure
Quanergy	Problem Clarity	Failure
Quit Genius	Problem Clarity	Failure
Quixey	Problem Clarity	Failure
ReVision Optics	Problem Clarity	Failure
Ritual	Problem Clarity	Failure
Royole Corporation	Problem Clarity	Failure
Seven Dreamers Laboratories	Problem Clarity	Failure
ShareThis	Problem Clarity	Failure
Sherpaa	Problem Clarity	Failure
SigFig	Problem Clarity	Failure
Signa Sports	Problem Clarity	Failure
Simple	Problem Clarity	Failure
SmileDirectClub	Problem Clarity	Failure
Songza	Problem Clarity	Failure
Springpad	Problem Clarity	Failure
Starsky Robotics	Problem Clarity	Failure
Streamup	Problem Clarity	Failure
Sunfolding	Problem Clarity	Failure
Synapse Financial	Problem Clarity	Failure
Tada (VCNC)	Problem Clarity	Failure
Tantan	Problem Clarity	Failure
Teforia	Problem Clarity	Failure
Thalmic Labs	Problem Clarity	Failure
The Attachmate Group	Problem Clarity	Failure
The Echo Nest	Problem Clarity	Failure
The Landing	Problem Clarity	Failure
TinyChat	Problem Clarity	Failure
Top Hat	Problem Clarity	Failure
ToyGaroo	Problem Clarity	Failure
Tuandaiwang	Problem Clarity	Failure
Udacity	Problem Clarity	Failure
Volt Bank	Problem Clarity	Failure
Wealthfront Cash	Problem Clarity	Failure
Webvan	Problem Clarity	Failure
Weidai	Problem Clarity	Failure
Wesabe	Problem Clarity	Failure
Wirecard	Problem Clarity	Failure
Wishbone	Problem Clarity	Failure
Wittlebee	Problem Clarity	Failure
Woo	Problem Clarity	Failure
Xberts	Problem Clarity	Failure
Xinja	Problem Clarity	Failure
Xobni	Problem Clarity	Failure
Xueersi	Problem Clarity	Failure
Ycharts	Problem Clarity	Failure
Yelp Deals	Problem Clarity	Failure
Yiguo E-commerce	Problem Clarity	Failure
Zaarly	Problem Clarity	Failure
Zencoder	Problem Clarity	Failure
Zhangmen	Problem Clarity	Failure
Zhidou	Problem Clarity	Failure
Zopim	Problem Clarity	Failure

Other pillars

Demand Signal

219 cases

Target Customer

134 cases

Execution Feasibility

120 cases

Distribution Readiness

83 cases

Differentiation

45 cases

Monetisation Viability

10 cases