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THESIS ANTIPATTERNS WEB MIRROR AUTOPSIES
☠️ A LEARNING SYSTEM FOR FOUNDERS

START-UP
LEARNING FRAMEWORK

A framework from 1,628 autopsies and $502B+ in burned capital

-- STARTUPS ANALYZED
-- CAPITAL BURNED
7 CORE ANTIPATTERNS
-- AVG LIFESPAN (YRS)

HOW TO USE THIS PAGE

ACT 2

THE 7 ANTIPATTERNS

Each one is a complete mental model. After reading one, you should be able to recognize it in the wild.

ACT 3

THE WEB

Antipatterns are not isolated. They form a system. One failure mode triggers another.

PATTERN CONNECTIONS

ACT 4

THE MIRROR

Turn from observer into participant. Score your own startup against the framework.

STARTUP RISK SCANNER

Answer 7 questions -- one per antipattern. Be ruthlessly honest. Nobody sees your answers.

ACT 5

THE AUTOPSIES

Now trace the patterns in real failures. See how theory becomes reality.

SECTOR DANGER MATRIX

Which industries are most vulnerable to which antipattern? Click a cell to filter.

SHOWING: All startups
☠️ RETURN TO THE GRAVEYARD WITH NEW EYES

You will start seeing these patterns everywhere.

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