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Success stories like Facebook have inspired thousands, if not millions to be entrepreneurs. Huge sums of money, fancy parties, and global recognition is certainly alluring, but many fail to understand the hard work needed to reach that stage.<\/p>\n

As our CTO Hiraash mentioned in his blog post, although start-ups might look sexy, running an actual startup is really hard<\/a>. This is probably why only around 10% of startups become successful. Around 60% of them go bankrupt or just about recover the invested capital.<\/p>\n

So before you quit your day job and start a business, here are a few things to consider.<\/p>\n

Do People Actually Need This?<\/h3>\n

The main reason<\/a> why most startups fail is there is no market need for their product or service. What you think is a great idea for a product, might not have a market need at all. This is why it\u2019s important to validate your idea as early as possible.<\/p>\n

If you really want to, there are hundreds of amazing business ideas<\/a> which you can utilize right away. Coming up with ideas is actually easy, it\u2019s the execution that makes the difference.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to actually come up with a brand new idea either. You can take an existing idea that already has a market need and work on a superior offering of that same idea.<\/p>\n

Whatever the method you use, the most important thing you need to figure out is do people actually need it.<\/p>\n

Have the Cash to Sustain You?<\/h3>\n

The second reason why startups fail is they run out of money. It could be your savings, it could be money you raised via the family or it could be money you got from investors. But as soon as the money runs out, you have little chance of making your idea a reality.<\/p>\n

So, although it\u2019s tempting to quit your 9-5 job and launch your entrepreneurial career, make sure you have enough money to sustain you for at least 3-6 months.<\/p>\n

The best case scenario is you work on something as a side project, start making money out of it and then switch to it full time. But as I mentioned earlier, taking and idea to a product that makes money is extremely hard.<\/p>\n

Another good way to raise some cash is to win a startup competition. Winners of startup contests get a lot more than money. They get cheap access to development tools, cloud storage, marketing tools and a host of other benefits on top of cash. All of this will smoothen your product launch process.<\/p>\n

Haven\u2019t won anything? Then have a look at our list that highlights tools to launch your startup.<\/p>\n

Do You Have the Right Team?<\/h3>\n

If your current team consists of your friends, neighbors and family members, then you might have a problem. The third most significant reason for failed startups is not having the right team.<\/p>\n

Of course, finding talented people to join your startup is not an easy task. This is especially true if you have nothing tangible to show your potential team members. However, startups are sexy and people actually want to build great things. So if you have a solid idea then you should be able to find quality talent.<\/p>\n

Any Key Things I\u2019ve Missed About Launching a Startup?<\/h3>\n

I believe I\u2019ve covered the 3 most important things you need to create a business. Of course, there are hundreds of other reasons, but if you fail to cover these three you probably won\u2019t get to the stage where you will have different challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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