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Eric Ries

Start-ups make so many mistakes that the challenge to identify the root cause of a failure is tough. But believing in your own plan is probably the worst.

Eric Ries

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New businesses often face numerous problems, making it hard to figure out what exactly went wrong. However, the biggest problem is when founders refuse to question their original ideas, even if those ideas are causing the failure.

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