## 10 Funniest Excuses Why Your Startup Haven’t Taken Off Yet

I want to take you away from serious topics and have a little laugh.

Let’s be honest — every entrepreneur has a couple (hundreds) of excuses as to why their startup hasn’t taken the market by storm yet. So, are you ready for the most ironclad excuses? 😉 Let’s go!

1. “Mercury is in retrograde, and the stars aren’t aligned.” 🔮

   Of course, it’s all about astrology. Your business model, like Mercury, will get back on the right path… someday.

2. “Competitors stole our idea.” 🕵‍♂️

   They literally stole it from your head at night because who else would come up with such an idea first? There’s a saying: “The early bird gets the worm.”

3. “We’re not looking for easy ways.” 💪

   Why run a business that works when you can build a labyrinth with dead ends and traps for yourself? I recently talked to an entrepreneur who, when I asked about their financial model, replied, “Money isn’t important to me. I want the product to take off…”

   How can one thing contradict another? Maybe if you’ve chosen the path of “chewing cactus” and being a hero battling windmills.

4. “The market isn’t ready for our product yet.” 🕰️

   But in a hundred years, your descendant will remember you with gratitude… if the market finally matures.

   Tip: The market might indeed not be ready. To tackle this, quickly launch an MVP with support from venture capital firms or angel investors. Sell first, then scale.

5. “Investors just don’t understand our brilliant concept.” 🤓

   Probably spent too many hours discussing “brilliance”, leaving no time for the product. Investors, including those from Y Combinator companies or private equity firms, aren’t fools. They understand two things: money must come back, and they invest not in an idea, but in a team capable of executing it. If the team is daydreaming, they won’t fund dreams.

6. “We are focusing on creating the perfect product.” 🔧

   And like that for five years already. Meanwhile, competitors probably decided not to hinder your perfection and simply released their product. The same answer: MVP.

7. “We just need more time.” ⏳

   The universe will definitely wait while you find the perfect font for your MVP’s logo.

8. “We had a technical glitch.” 💻

   Classic! Of course, it’s not your constant perfectionist reworking of code. Just the damn servers messed everything up again.

9. “Bureaucracy is holding us back.” 📋

   If government bodies are putting obstacles in your way, find the ones who’ll oil their gears. Yes, the system may be slow and unwieldy, but you can work with it.

10. “We’re doing this not for the money, but for the idea.” 💡

    Of course, in the end, accounts can indeed be paid with a great idea. Break-even point is our everything. If the product, team, promotion don’t pay off, welcome to the graveyard of great ideas.

While you’re making excuses, someone out there is launching their 100,500th startup and not sweating it. So drop those “excuses” and get to work! 😉

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