The Graveyard Files

Learn from startups
that didn't make it.

Real post-mortems. Real money lost. Real lessons you can use before you build.

Why Quibi Failed: £1.75B Lesson in Timing and Market Assumptions
Quibi raised more money than almost any startup in history — then shut down in six months. Here's the exact chain of decisions that turned a billion-dollar idea into a cautionary tale.
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The WeWork Collapse: What Happens When Growth Hides a Broken Business Model
At its peak, WeWork was valued at $47 billion. Two years later it filed for bankruptcy. The warning signs were always there — hidden behind a growth story everyone wanted to believe.
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Juicero's $400 Mistake: The Danger of Solving Problems Nobody Has
A $400 wifi-connected juice press. $120 million raised. Shut down when journalists proved you could squeeze the packs by hand. The perfect case study in building solutions without problems.
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