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ferriswheel_jun10.jpgLast week on his blog, Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz diagnosed "Second Startup Syndrome," a condition that many successful entrepreneurs often suffer from. Second Startup Syndrome, says Horowitz, can derail entrepreneurs as they move from one successful startup to founding their next company. Second Startup Syndrome places too much emphasis on business models and not enough on developing the core product, says Horowitz. The company glosses over important details "assuming that what worked the first time will automagically work the second time."

But even without suffering from Second Startup Syndrome, a second startup can simply fail to get off the ground. Markets, technologies can quickly change.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Avoiding Second Startup Syndrome

Author: Audrey Watters