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Why do some startups succeed and others fail?

Paul Gompers, Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner and David Scharfstein put together a Harvard Business School working paper to answer that question, Performance Persistence in Entrepreneurship.

In it, they answer things like:

  • Do first time entrepreneurs have it harder?
  • What's in a VC's name?
  • Is having a successful startup skill or is it luck?

After scouring the 35 page document, here are the fascinating answers to all of those questions and more.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Why Some Startups Succeed And Others Fail: 10 Fascinating Harvard Findings