Unless we know how many companies looked like these and fell flat on their face, this article is useless as a predictive model.
Example: Most of the successful ideas seemed flawed. I'm sure a great many flawed ideas also seemed flawed. Does the author really believe "this sounds stupid" is a predictor of success? Because if so I have a bridge startup in Brooklyn to sell them.
Example: Most of the successful ideas seemed flawed. I'm sure a great many flawed ideas also seemed flawed. Does the author really believe "this sounds stupid" is a predictor of success? Because if so I have a bridge startup in Brooklyn to sell them.