The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups 
1. Single Founder. Yes. 
2. Bad Location. Ohio.
3. Marginal Niche. No way it does more 100m in commisions.
4. Derivative Idea. Uber for...
5. Obstinacy. Like the idea of a marketplace. 
6. Hiring Bad Programmers - .net programmer
7.  Choosing the Wrong Platform - see above
8. Slowness in Launching - working full time so 
9. Launching Too Early - don&#x27;t have to worry about this one too much.
10. Having No Specific User in Mind - Small businesses
11. Raising Too Little Money - seems likely
12. Spending Too Much - all the extra money from my paycheck 
13. Raising Too Much Money - no problem here.
14. Poor Investor Management - no problem here.
15. Sacrificing Users to (Supposed) Profit - still building prototype
16. Not Wanting to Get Your Hands Dirty - have a job, wife and kids..do the best I can.
17. Fights Between Founders -ha, not a problem.
18. A Half-Hearted Effort- heart in it too bad my time isn&#x27;t available.<p>Final Analysis -- I&#x27;m screwed yet I keep chugging along.
The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups(my Score)