An archive of honest student startup failures — what was built, what went wrong, what was learned
There are thousands of posts about successful student startups. Almost none about the ones that failed. I started collecting structured post-mortems from student founders — what they built, how much they raised, how long it lasted, the specific mistakes, and what they would do differently. 23 submissions so far. The patterns are striking.
Mech @ IIT Delhi. Survived third-year depression, two F grades, and a startup that burned ₹15L. Writing about it all.
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The tech stack makes sense for the problem. Good choices throughout.
Already recommended this to three people in my batch.
This addresses a gap I have felt for a while. Well scoped.
This is exactly what I needed. The problem is real and the solution is clean.
Already recommended this to three people in my batch.
Really well done. Shared it in the CU placement circle.
The scope is appropriately narrow. Solves one real problem completely.
This is exactly what I needed. The problem is real and the solution is clean.