Technology & Software · Problem Clarity failures
Technology & Software startups that failed on Problem Clarity: 148 real cases
When problem clarity breaks a technology & software startup, it breaks in specific ways - and the patterns repeat. Every case here failed primarily on problem clarity inside technology & software. Learn the exact shape of the gap before you build something with the same hole in it.
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| Company | Industry | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 24quan | Technology & Software | Failure |
| @stake | Technology & Software | Failure |
| AirPair | Technology & Software | Failure |
| AlchemyAPI | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Altiris | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Apperian | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Ardence | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Aristea Therapeutics | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Arkeia Software | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Arrival | Technology & Software | Failure |
| ArsDigita | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Ashton-Tate | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Ask Jeeves | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Aventri | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Axceler | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Beagle Bros | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Bebo | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Berkeley Software Design | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Berkeley Softworks | Technology & Software | Failure |
| BranchOut | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Brightmail | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Burstly | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Bus.com | Technology & Software | Failure |
| CADAM | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Cakewalk | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Caldera | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Cape Clear Software | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Casady & Greene | Technology & Software | Failure |
| ChaCha (search engine) | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Cigital | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Clim8 | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Cofio Software | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Concentric Sky | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Consona Corporation | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Control Data Corporation | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Convoy | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Cooliris | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Coradiant | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Cue (search engine) | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Cumulus Networks | Technology & Software | Failure |
| DailyBurn | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Data General | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Datastorm Technologies | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Datawatch Corporation | Technology & Software | Failure |
| DeepMap | Technology & Software | Failure |
| DeLorme | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Desti | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Digg lays off staff and | Technology & Software | Failure |
| DigitalThink | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Egghead Software | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Electric Cloud | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Entagen | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Eovia | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Fair.com | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Fig DevTool | Technology & Software | Failure |
| FlightCar | Technology & Software | Failure |
| FREY | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Frontier Car Group | Technology & Software | Failure |
| GetGlue | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Getir (Intl. Ops) | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Google 411 | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Google Android Things | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Google Apture | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Google Glass | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Google Goo.gl | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Google Lively | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Google One Today | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Google Password Checkup | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Google Tilt Brush | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Groove Networks | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Gross | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Happy Returns | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Hopin | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Incomit | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Infocom | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Information Builders | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Informix Corporation | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Inkling | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Invoid | Technology & Software | Failure |
| IPass Inc. | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Ipswitch, Inc. | Technology & Software | Failure |
| iQiyi VR | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Ivi, Inc. | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Janrain | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Katerra | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Kippt | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Knotel | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Kuaibo (Qvod) | Technology & Software | Failure |
| LayerVault | Technology & Software | Failure |
| LeEco | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Leflair | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Lekee | Technology & Software | Failure |
| LeSports | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Letgo | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Lightyear | Technology & Software | Failure |
| LiveText | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Lockpath | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Loggly | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Looksery | Technology & Software | Failure |
| LucidEra | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Lutris Technologies | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Maponics | Technology & Software | Failure |
| MapR | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Meebo | Technology & Software | Failure |
| MetaCreations | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Micro Focus Enterprise Security Products | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Micromuse | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Microware | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Moka5 | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Net Perceptions | Technology & Software | Failure |
| NetObjects | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Neuron Data | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Nicira | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Nullsoft | Technology & Software | Failure |
| OneWeb | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Openwave | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Ounce Labs | Technology & Software | Failure |
| P-CAD | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Packet Design | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Paperback Software | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Periscope | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Permabit | Technology & Software | Failure |
| PernixData | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Powin Energy | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Quixey | Technology & Software | Failure |
| ReVision Optics | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Royole Corporation | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Seven Dreamers Laboratories | Technology & Software | Failure |
| ShareThis | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Signa Sports | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Songza | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Springpad | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Tantan | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Teforia | Technology & Software | Failure |
| The Attachmate Group | Technology & Software | Failure |
| The Echo Nest | Technology & Software | Failure |
| TinyChat | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Top Hat | Technology & Software | Failure |
| ToyGaroo | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Udacity | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Wishbone | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Woo | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Xberts | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Xobni | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Zencoder | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Zhangmen | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Zhidou | Technology & Software | Failure |
| Zopim | Technology & Software | Failure |