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There's no way this is true. I agree with the point the OP is trying to make, but inventing stats isn't a good way to make a point (although it's probably a great way to get people to click through to the article).

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Well, do YOU have stats to prove they are inventing stats ? ;)

Lol. There is no concrete stat, one can only make educated guesses, and 90% is mine.

Wow, really, you are making educated guesses on statistics as precise as 90%? The headline is clearly linkbait (unless you provide data).

In fact, I wouldn't even have been comfortable with "Majority of startups on TC die within 6 months". There is simply no data cited.

In my next blog post, I plan on making up some numbers which strongly disagree with this 90%/6 month figure. That counts as proof, right?

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