Ram Gangisetty
@ramgangisetty.bsky.social
As a recovering failed startup founder, I study failed startups and reveal why 90% of startups FAIL ☠️ .
Learn from their mistakes and …. DON’T be one of them 🚫.
Start here 👉: https://startupobituary.com/
📍Silicon Valley
Experiment Boldly, But Plan for Profit
🚀 Sip’s innovative curation captivated users, but lacking a clear revenue model led to its downfall. Build your vision with a plan for profit!
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/sip
#StartupLessons #Monetization #Innovation
🚀 Sip’s innovative curation captivated users, but lacking a clear revenue model led to its downfall. Build your vision with a plan for profit!
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/sip
#StartupLessons #Monetization #Innovation
June 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Experiment Boldly, But Plan for Profit
🚀 Sip’s innovative curation captivated users, but lacking a clear revenue model led to its downfall. Build your vision with a plan for profit!
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/sip
#StartupLessons #Monetization #Innovation
🚀 Sip’s innovative curation captivated users, but lacking a clear revenue model led to its downfall. Build your vision with a plan for profit!
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/sip
#StartupLessons #Monetization #Innovation
Your Best Feature Can Be Replaced
📞 Free international calls made Skype famous, but WhatsApp & FaceTime made it easier. Never rely on a single unique feature.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/skype
CompetitiveEdge #ProductStrategy #StartupLessons
📞 Free international calls made Skype famous, but WhatsApp & FaceTime made it easier. Never rely on a single unique feature.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/skype
CompetitiveEdge #ProductStrategy #StartupLessons
June 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Your Best Feature Can Be Replaced
📞 Free international calls made Skype famous, but WhatsApp & FaceTime made it easier. Never rely on a single unique feature.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/skype
CompetitiveEdge #ProductStrategy #StartupLessons
📞 Free international calls made Skype famous, but WhatsApp & FaceTime made it easier. Never rely on a single unique feature.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/skype
CompetitiveEdge #ProductStrategy #StartupLessons
Every startup should aim for balance: Marketing, product development, and customer experience ALL matter. ⚖️ InVision’s imbalance was its undoing. #StartupSuccess
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/invision
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/invision
June 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Every startup should aim for balance: Marketing, product development, and customer experience ALL matter. ⚖️ InVision’s imbalance was its undoing. #StartupSuccess
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/invision
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/invision
Tomorrow's Startup Obituary post is about AI company that had great mission, founder and backing and success- yet it closed down. Find out about L1ght in tomorrow's edition of StartupObituary
June 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Tomorrow's Startup Obituary post is about AI company that had great mission, founder and backing and success- yet it closed down. Find out about L1ght in tomorrow's edition of StartupObituary
Andy Rubin invented Android.
Then he raised $330M to reinvent the phone.
It was beautiful. Bold.
And then—Essential shut down.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startup #hardware #founderlessons
Then he raised $330M to reinvent the phone.
It was beautiful. Bold.
And then—Essential shut down.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startup #hardware #founderlessons
June 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Andy Rubin invented Android.
Then he raised $330M to reinvent the phone.
It was beautiful. Bold.
And then—Essential shut down.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startup #hardware #founderlessons
Then he raised $330M to reinvent the phone.
It was beautiful. Bold.
And then—Essential shut down.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startup #hardware #founderlessons
Hardware isn’t just hard.
It’s brutal.
Essential proves that beauty alone can’t sell devices.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#hardware #tech
It’s brutal.
Essential proves that beauty alone can’t sell devices.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#hardware #tech
June 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hardware isn’t just hard.
It’s brutal.
Essential proves that beauty alone can’t sell devices.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#hardware #tech
It’s brutal.
Essential proves that beauty alone can’t sell devices.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#hardware #tech
🔥 🔥 Just published 🔥 🔥
Startup Obituary : Olive
AI Must Work, Not Just Sound Good
🤖 Olive AI promised full automation, but human intervention was still needed. Don’t overhype tech—deliver real value.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/olive
#AIHype #ProductExecution #StartupLessons
Startup Obituary : Olive
AI Must Work, Not Just Sound Good
🤖 Olive AI promised full automation, but human intervention was still needed. Don’t overhype tech—deliver real value.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/olive
#AIHype #ProductExecution #StartupLessons
June 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🔥 🔥 Just published 🔥 🔥
Startup Obituary : Olive
AI Must Work, Not Just Sound Good
🤖 Olive AI promised full automation, but human intervention was still needed. Don’t overhype tech—deliver real value.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/olive
#AIHype #ProductExecution #StartupLessons
Startup Obituary : Olive
AI Must Work, Not Just Sound Good
🤖 Olive AI promised full automation, but human intervention was still needed. Don’t overhype tech—deliver real value.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/olive
#AIHype #ProductExecution #StartupLessons
Experiment Boldly, But Plan for Profit
🚀 Sip’s innovative curation captivated users, but lacking a clear revenue model led to its downfall. Build your vision with a plan for profit!
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/sip
#StartupLessons #Monetization #Innovation
🚀 Sip’s innovative curation captivated users, but lacking a clear revenue model led to its downfall. Build your vision with a plan for profit!
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/sip
#StartupLessons #Monetization #Innovation
June 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Experiment Boldly, But Plan for Profit
🚀 Sip’s innovative curation captivated users, but lacking a clear revenue model led to its downfall. Build your vision with a plan for profit!
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/sip
#StartupLessons #Monetization #Innovation
🚀 Sip’s innovative curation captivated users, but lacking a clear revenue model led to its downfall. Build your vision with a plan for profit!
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/sip
#StartupLessons #Monetization #Innovation
Zume had a robot named Pepe. Another named Marta.
But no one cared—because the pizza sucked.
👉 UX > gimmicks.
startupobituary.com/p/zume
#ProductFirst #StartupAdvice
But no one cared—because the pizza sucked.
👉 UX > gimmicks.
startupobituary.com/p/zume
#ProductFirst #StartupAdvice
June 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Zume had a robot named Pepe. Another named Marta.
But no one cared—because the pizza sucked.
👉 UX > gimmicks.
startupobituary.com/p/zume
#ProductFirst #StartupAdvice
But no one cared—because the pizza sucked.
👉 UX > gimmicks.
startupobituary.com/p/zume
#ProductFirst #StartupAdvice
The team behind Essential built one of the most admired devices in Android history.
But no one bought it.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuptruth #founderfail
But no one bought it.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuptruth #founderfail
June 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The team behind Essential built one of the most admired devices in Android history.
But no one bought it.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuptruth #founderfail
But no one bought it.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuptruth #founderfail
The product was personal.
🙏 Faith. Family. Filtered content.
VidAngel built around deep values.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/vidangel
#Startup #Founder
🙏 Faith. Family. Filtered content.
VidAngel built around deep values.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/vidangel
#Startup #Founder
June 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The product was personal.
🙏 Faith. Family. Filtered content.
VidAngel built around deep values.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/vidangel
#Startup #Founder
🙏 Faith. Family. Filtered content.
VidAngel built around deep values.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/vidangel
#Startup #Founder
The market turned.
Investors ghosted.
The burn rate didn’t stop.
Reali collapsed in months.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/reali
#startupcrash #vc
Investors ghosted.
The burn rate didn’t stop.
Reali collapsed in months.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/reali
#startupcrash #vc
June 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The market turned.
Investors ghosted.
The burn rate didn’t stop.
Reali collapsed in months.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/reali
#startupcrash #vc
Investors ghosted.
The burn rate didn’t stop.
Reali collapsed in months.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/reali
#startupcrash #vc
Essential’s PH-1 had the first notch.
Apple copied it.
But Apple sold 200M phones.
Essential sold 150k.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuphype #techfail
Apple copied it.
But Apple sold 200M phones.
Essential sold 150k.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuphype #techfail
June 1, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Essential’s PH-1 had the first notch.
Apple copied it.
But Apple sold 200M phones.
Essential sold 150k.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuphype #techfail
Apple copied it.
But Apple sold 200M phones.
Essential sold 150k.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuphype #techfail
Essential’s PH-1 had the first notch.
Apple copied it.
But Apple sold 200M phones.
Essential sold 150k.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuphype #techfail
Apple copied it.
But Apple sold 200M phones.
Essential sold 150k.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuphype #techfail
June 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Essential’s PH-1 had the first notch.
Apple copied it.
But Apple sold 200M phones.
Essential sold 150k.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuphype #techfail
Apple copied it.
But Apple sold 200M phones.
Essential sold 150k.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startuphype #techfail
Lesson's from Sam Altman's first startup, Loopt, in tomorrow's newsletter at StartupObituary .com
May 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Lesson's from Sam Altman's first startup, Loopt, in tomorrow's newsletter at StartupObituary .com
📈 Byju’s went all-in on acquisitions, buying Aakash and WhiteHat Jr. But integrating these businesses proved costly and complex. The lesson? Scale smarter, not faster.
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#StartupGrowth #LessonsFromFailure
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#StartupGrowth #LessonsFromFailure
May 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
📈 Byju’s went all-in on acquisitions, buying Aakash and WhiteHat Jr. But integrating these businesses proved costly and complex. The lesson? Scale smarter, not faster.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/startup-ob...
#StartupGrowth #LessonsFromFailure
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/startup-ob...
#StartupGrowth #LessonsFromFailure
🛑 Anonymous platforms are powerful but risky. Kik learned this the hard way—should you?
Details: startupobituary.beehiiv.com/p/startup-ob...
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May 31, 2025 at 5:01 AM
🛑 Anonymous platforms are powerful but risky. Kik learned this the hard way—should you?
Details: startupobituary.beehiiv.com/p/startup-ob...
Details: startupobituary.beehiiv.com/p/startup-ob...
If your robot costs $249 and Amazon’s Alexa is $49…
You’re not selling utility. You’re selling wonder.
And wonder is fragile. ✨
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/anki
You’re not selling utility. You’re selling wonder.
And wonder is fragile. ✨
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/anki
May 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If your robot costs $249 and Amazon’s Alexa is $49…
You’re not selling utility. You’re selling wonder.
And wonder is fragile. ✨
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/anki
You’re not selling utility. You’re selling wonder.
And wonder is fragile. ✨
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/anki
A gorgeous phone with no carrier traction.
A visionary founder with public scandal.
Essential never stood a chance.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#founderreputation #startupdeath
A visionary founder with public scandal.
Essential never stood a chance.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#founderreputation #startupdeath
May 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A gorgeous phone with no carrier traction.
A visionary founder with public scandal.
Essential never stood a chance.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#founderreputation #startupdeath
A visionary founder with public scandal.
Essential never stood a chance.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#founderreputation #startupdeath
Beautiful design ≠ market success.
Essential had style—but no distribution, no marketing, and no escape from controversy.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startupwisdom #VC #hardware
Essential had style—but no distribution, no marketing, and no escape from controversy.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startupwisdom #VC #hardware
May 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Beautiful design ≠ market success.
Essential had style—but no distribution, no marketing, and no escape from controversy.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startupwisdom #VC #hardware
Essential had style—but no distribution, no marketing, and no escape from controversy.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/essential
#startupwisdom #VC #hardware
The courts shut them down. The crowd lifted them up.
🧑⚖️ Legal defeat.
🙌 Community support.
❤️ Never underestimate user loyalty.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/vidangel
#BuildInPublic #Startup
🧑⚖️ Legal defeat.
🙌 Community support.
❤️ Never underestimate user loyalty.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/vidangel
#BuildInPublic #Startup
May 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The courts shut them down. The crowd lifted them up.
🧑⚖️ Legal defeat.
🙌 Community support.
❤️ Never underestimate user loyalty.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/vidangel
#BuildInPublic #Startup
🧑⚖️ Legal defeat.
🙌 Community support.
❤️ Never underestimate user loyalty.
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/vidangel
#BuildInPublic #Startup
Startup Obituary : Odeo (releasing tomorrow )
From Flop to Twitter. The Podcasting Platform That Accidentally Created Twitter.
Get your copy here: startupobituary.com
From Flop to Twitter. The Podcasting Platform That Accidentally Created Twitter.
Get your copy here: startupobituary.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Startup Obituary : Odeo (releasing tomorrow )
From Flop to Twitter. The Podcasting Platform That Accidentally Created Twitter.
Get your copy here: startupobituary.com
From Flop to Twitter. The Podcasting Platform That Accidentally Created Twitter.
Get your copy here: startupobituary.com
You cannot shortcut product market fit. Learn from Lola's Refolo in tomorrow's edition of Startup Obituary. StartupObituary.com/subscribe
May 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You cannot shortcut product market fit. Learn from Lola's Refolo in tomorrow's edition of Startup Obituary. StartupObituary.com/subscribe
🔥 🔥 Just published 🔥 🔥
Startup Obituary : Essential
Essential Products: The Rise and Fall of Andy Rubin’s Smartphone Vision. Inside the PH-1’s Bold Design, Record-Breaking Funding, and the Corporate Missteps That Doomed a Silicon Valley Unicorn
startupobituary.com/p/essential
Startup Obituary : Essential
Essential Products: The Rise and Fall of Andy Rubin’s Smartphone Vision. Inside the PH-1’s Bold Design, Record-Breaking Funding, and the Corporate Missteps That Doomed a Silicon Valley Unicorn
startupobituary.com/p/essential
May 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🔥 🔥 Just published 🔥 🔥
Startup Obituary : Essential
Essential Products: The Rise and Fall of Andy Rubin’s Smartphone Vision. Inside the PH-1’s Bold Design, Record-Breaking Funding, and the Corporate Missteps That Doomed a Silicon Valley Unicorn
startupobituary.com/p/essential
Startup Obituary : Essential
Essential Products: The Rise and Fall of Andy Rubin’s Smartphone Vision. Inside the PH-1’s Bold Design, Record-Breaking Funding, and the Corporate Missteps That Doomed a Silicon Valley Unicorn
startupobituary.com/p/essential
Every startup should aim for balance: Marketing, product development, and customer experience ALL matter. ⚖️ InVision’s imbalance was its undoing. #StartupSuccess
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/invision
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/invision
May 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Every startup should aim for balance: Marketing, product development, and customer experience ALL matter. ⚖️ InVision’s imbalance was its undoing. #StartupSuccess
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/invision
🔗 startupobituary.com/p/invision