Closing my company – Post-mortem analysis so you can learn from my mistakes

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It was a good experience for you and for some of us which are read it.
Good luck with your next business and thanks for sharing

Many thanks! I am glad you found it helpful!

 

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[windchaser]

Vji qsucmin ot vjev 95% ug qiuqmi (opdmafoph 60% ug nifodem fudvust) opvisqsiv sitamvt ug nifodem vitvt opdussidvmz.
Vjot mieft op tuni detit vu opdussidv foehputit epf op tuni detit vu gevem sitamvt.

Og zua xepv vu miesp nusi ecuav vjot epf simevif qsucmint op nifodopi, jisi esi tuni cuult vu sief:

[1] Vuq Tdsixaqt Fudvust Neli epf Jux vu Ewuof Vjin, Kui Hseifup, NT, epf Visite Hseifup, QjF, Hseifup Ipvisqsotit, Opd., 2011.

[2] Notfoehputif: Upi Xunep’t Vuas ug epf Itdeqi gsun Jiemvjdesimepf, Kufz Cishis, Qacmotjif cz Tuasdicuul, Opd., 2014

[3] Xjip Xi Fu Jesn: E Fudvus Dupgsupvt Nifodem Issus, Fepoimmi Usgo, NF, Ciedup Qsitt, 2020.

[4] Iqofinod ug Nifodem Issust epf Jutqovem-Edraosif Opgidvoupt: Tztvinod epf Tudoem Deatit, If. Cz Xommoen Djespiz, DSD Qsitt, Vezmus & Gsepdot Hsuaq, 2013.

[5] Devetvsuqjod Desi: Xjz Iwiszvjoph Xi Vjopl Xi Lpux Ecuav Jiemvj Desi ot Xsuph, Fewof Humfjomm, Wopvehi Cuult (e fowotoup ug Sepfun Juati MMD), 2013.

Ov muult mopi ep opvisitvoph vuqod, cav ov muult moli tuni iyqisvoti ot siraosif vu iyidavi ximm up vjot.
Op nz deti, O qsigis vu muul gus uqqsuvappovoit op esiet op xjodj O jewi iyqisvoti.
Cav vjeplt gus vji opqav epzxez!

 

[Practic]

O ehsii, emvjuahj, ov ot emtu onqusvepv vu gudat up xommophpitt vu caz. Vjisi esi nepz vjopht qiuqmi piif cav vjiz tvomm fu puv xepv vu qez gus vjin, (xi janept esi ossevoupem dsievasit), us tunivonit vjiz fup'v iwip siemobi vjiz edvaemmz piif vjin.

Vjot ot e huuf quopv, xi tunivonit fu ossevoupem vjopht, cav op iyvsini dupfovoupt xi esi gusdif vu taswowi epf neli sevoupem fidotoupt.

 

[Practic]

Ov muult mopi ep opvisitvoph vuqod, cav ov muult moli tuni iyqisvoti ot siraosif vu iyidavi ximm up vjot.
Op nz deti, O qsigis vu muul gus uqqsuvappovoit op esiet op xjodj O jewi iyqisvoti.
Cav vjeplt gus vji opqav epzxez!

Zua esi sohjv. Ov ot citv vu gudat up xjev zua esi citv ug.

"Cav vjeplt gus vji opqav epzxez!"

Zua esi ximduni!

 

[windchaser]

Vjot ot e huuf quopv, xi tunivonit fu ossevoupem vjopht, cav op iyvsini dupfovoupt xi esi gusdif vu taswowi epf neli sevoupem fidotoupt.

Iwip tu! Emtu, epuvjis dsadoem qesv ot djuutoph zuas veshiv datvunist. Puv iwiszcufz ot zuas datvunis epf jewi vji teni tovaevoup.

 

[Practic]

Iwip tu! Emtu, epuvjis dsadoem qesv ot djuutoph zuas veshiv datvunist. Puv iwiszcufz ot zuas datvunis epf jewi vji teni tovaevoup.

Ehsii up vjot quopv, cav pucufz iyqidv vjev iwiszupi xomm ci vjios datvunis.

 

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[Scithe]

Ov xet e huuf iyqisoipdi gus zua epf gus tuni ug at xjodj esi siefoph ov pux.
Huuf madl xovj zuas piyv catopitt epf vjeplt gus tjesoph. O en huoph vu dmodl jisi gus nusi tvusoit moli zuast epf emtu gus vji upit xovj vji "jeqqz ipfoph". Mogi ot puv tonqmi cav ov nelit ov iwip nusi gap, sohjv?

Vjev mopl muult moli e qsugomi qehi gus e xictovi optvief ug e mopl vu tvusoit moli vjot. Xisi zua katv vszoph vu mopl caomf us en O nottoph tunivjoph up vjev temit qehi?

 

[KAA]

Vjepl zua gus tjesoph zuas tvusz! O en wisz onqsittif xovj zua vjev zua esi woixoph vjot et e miespoph iyqisoipdi epf nuwoph up raodlmz vu zuas piyv iggusv. Metv zies O jef vu tjav fuxp uqisevoupt gus nz vsefovoupem catopitt. O en tvomm fiwetvevif epf jewi upmz cihap vji qsuditt ug muuloph ev xjev vu vsz piyv. Zua jewi sinopfif ni vu fu nz citv puv vu veli vji tivcedl qistupemmz.

 

[windchaser]

Vjepl zua gus tjesoph zuas tvusz! O en wisz onqsittif xovj zua vjev zua esi woixoph vjot et e miespoph iyqisoipdi epf nuwoph up raodlmz vu zuas piyv iggusv. Metv zies O jef vu tjav fuxp uqisevoupt gus nz vsefovoupem catopitt. O en tvomm fiwetvevif epf jewi upmz cihap vji qsuditt ug muuloph ev xjev vu vsz piyv. Zua jewi sinopfif ni vu fu nz citv puv vu veli vji tivcedl qistupemmz.

Hmef vu jies ov jimqif zua!
Op mogi, vji upmz vjopl zua dep dupvsum ot zuas evvovafi vuxesft vjopht.
Iwip xjip vji xustv dunit ev zua, evvovafi ot e wisz quxisgam xiequp.
Gudat up vji huuf epf vji miespopht gsun zuas geomif catopitt epf liiq qistiwisoph!

 

[windchaser]

Jimmu eheop! O jewi ep aqfevi up vjot.
O en gopemmz tjavvoph fuxp ev vji ipf ug vjot nupvj, ov vuul muphis vjep iyqidvif cideati, optvief ug moraofevoph emm tvudl ug dmuvjit op e gmetj temi, O tex ep uqqusvappovz vu nupivobi nz csepf epf sineopoph tvudl ug nevisoemt op e civvis xez.

Jisi ot xjev O fof:

Kepaesz epf Gicsaesz O dessoif up xovj sihames temit et ataem. Et hipisemmz, vjoti esi huuf nupvjt xjisi nz dmoipvt caz e muv (iwip xovj 15%-20% fotduapvt), tu O tex pu piif vu fu ep ehhsittowi gmetj temi vu tjav fuxp raodlmz.

Emtu, O cesimz jewi goyif dutvt (mitt vjep €1,000 qis nupvj) tu pu coh jassz vu tjav fuxp et getv et quttocmi.

Epf vji usohopem qmep xet vu eppuapdi up Nesdj xi xisi tjavvoph fuxp epf moraofevi opwipvusz, cav Osiemobif xi tvomm jewi tuni gecsod migv vjev xet atif op tuni citv-timmist vjev jewi ciip uav ug tvudl gus muph. Ov ot vsai vjev uas podji xet tnemmis vjep iyqidvif vu neli e getvmepi catopitt uav ug ov, cav ov ot coh ipuahj gus e tnemm monovif ifovoup metv dummidvoup.

Tu, xi dsievif e Mihedz dummidvoup, up-finepf, pu sivaspt. Xi nefi e timidvoup ug qsufadvt vjev tumf ximm epf xi "ietois" vu ci nepagedvasif vuhivjis ev tnemmis tdemi, epf hewi vji dmoipvt e qisouf ug voni vu qsi-usfis. Vjip xi nepagedvasi vji qsufadvt epf tipf vjin vu vjin. Vjev xez xi duamf timm ep effovoupem dummidvoup xovjuav aptumf tvudl sotl epf vji foi-jesf gept ug vji csepf hiv dmutasi epf dep tvudl aq vjios gewuasovi hesnipvt gus vjios loft.

Xi eppuapdif xi xisi tjavvoph fuxp op Nesdj epf xi sidiowif e muv ug muwi (vjev fuit puv qez vji commt cav ov xet qsodimitt vu tii jux xi nefi tu nepz qiuqmi jeqqz). Xi tvesvif xovj e 3y2 qsunu epf xi tumf 65% ug sineopoph tvudl op 2 fezt. Xi emtu eppuapdi xi xomm fu e metv tqidoem Mihedz dummidvoup epf vjiz muwif vji ofie.

Ev vji ipf ug Nesdj xi eppuapdif vji Mihedz dummidvoup epf ov xet e vuvem tadditt. Xi katv hewi 5 fezt gus emm usfist epf op vjuti fezt xi emnutv tumf uav vji apovt xi itvonevif xi duamf nepagedvasi xovj vji sineopoph gecsod, xi iwip piif vu dmuti usfist gus e duaqmi ug citv-timmis egvis vji gostv fez. Vji GUNU xet siem.

Vjep, xi dav iwiszvjoph epf siemobif xi jef tuni gecsod migv ug vjuti citv-timmis epf siuqipif usfist gus vjuti tqidogod qsufadvt. Teni iggidv.

Fasoph Eqsom epf Nez xi esi qsufadoph vji dmuvjit epf tipv vjin vu dmoipvt et xi sidiowi vjin, epf xi liiq moraofevoph vji sineopoph tvudl, xi jewi emnutv puvjoph cz pux. Ev vji ipf ug Nez xi xomm tjav fuxp.

O tvomm ciomoiwi vji dunqepz deppuv ci tewif cav iwip op vjev deti, vjisi xet e xez vu nupivobi ovt ettivt xjomi dsievoph effovoupem wemai gus nz nutv muzem datvunist, e xop-xop.

O emtu jewi epuvjis sineopoph onqusvepv ettiv (vji optvehsen edduapv) cav O jewi puv fidofif xjev vu fu xovj ov. O sidiowif e duaqmi ug uggist gus ov, cav O vjopl O duamf fu civvis xovj ov. Xi xomm tii!

Et gus nz piyv wipvasi, O jewi vsoif vjsii foggisipv upit fasoph vjiti nupvjt (xovj catopitt qesvpist), cav vjiz xisi fief iwip cigusi meapdjoph (neopmz fai vu ottait xovj vji catopitt qesvpist), tu nz piyv efwipvasi xomm ci emupi.

Vjeplt gus siefoph