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# Video: Why Your Web Startup Will Likely Fail
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/video-why-your-web-startup-will-likely-fail/
- Published: 2010-11-05T14:13:57.000Z
- Updated: 2010-11-05T14:13:57.000Z
- Description: After seeing The Social Network, some people may have gotten the idea that web startups are easy. It's just a matter of going viral and being really smart. Add in. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/11/video-why-your-web-startup-will-likely-fail.html]
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After seeing *The Social Network*, some people may have gotten the idea that web startups are easy. It's just a matter of going viral and being really smart. Add in a nice write-up on TechCrunch and soon you're on your way to being a millionaire. Course, things aren't that simple. This short, but funny video highlights some of the flawed thinking behind those who think they want to create a web startup and why it isn't as easy as they think it may be. **Take a look at this video**: