Startups don't fail for lack of effort-They fail for lack of clarity

A few months ago, I met a young founder who had built a fantastic product. His team had spent months perfecting every detail—design, features, backend, all of it.

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Jul 5, 2025 - 12:24

Startups don’t fail for lack of effort They fail for lack of clarity

A few months ago, I met a young founder who had built a fantastic product. His team had spent months perfecting every detail — design, features, backend, all of it.

He said to me, “We’re ready to launch. Just need help getting users.”

So I asked, “Who’s your ideal customer?”
He said, “Well… we think it’s mid-sized retailers.”

“Think?” I asked.
He smiled, a bit unsure.

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We ran a quick research sprint — just a few interviews, a competitor scan, and a market snapshot. The result? His ideal customers weren’t retailers at all. The real demand was coming from logistics aggregators, a completely different segment.

He changed the pitch. The pricing. The outreach.
Within weeks, things started moving.

This isn’t a rare story.
In fact, it’s one I see over and over again.

Startups don’t fail because they don’t work hard.
They fail because they guess who they’re building for.

Lack of market clarity (Target Customers)
Right products and market need gaps
Poort Go to market fit
Lack of competition offerings and hence unable to create product differentiation
Unwanted expenditure on Customer Acquisition, which is some times not sustainable
No business direction or plan and hence Investors pressure
Business / Regional expansion misfit

Startups don’t fail for lack of effort. They fail for lack of clarity.
Market research isn’t a cost — it’s a shortcut to building the right thing, for the right people, in the right way.

If you’re building something — don’t skip the insight stage.
It’s the smartest move you’ll make.

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