Ask HN: Are there any books about failure (with no later success)?
I feel like the world of entrepreneurship, especially tech entrepreneurship, is suffering from history being written by the victor.
Everyone has a story about overcoming adversity and succeeding. It's the expectation. It's the hero's journey. But how do we know the failures weren't just red herrings -- that success was inevitable for these companies?
Are there any books that are post-mortems? Stories about companies who had every indication that they would succeed, but ultimately failed? I'd love to read about them.
Ones that come to mind that are out there: - Kozmo.com - The Hard Thing About Hard Things (sorta)
I'd love to read the history of MySpace, Wang computers, Atari, etc.
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[ 4.9 ms ] story [ 13.6 ms ] threadAnyone who claims their startup's success was "inevitable" is just trying to stroke their own ego or make some money from unsuccessful entrepreneurs.