Failure Stories
In the spirit of Fuckup Nights: the mistakes nobody wants to tell, and the lessons that came out of them.
Why talk about failure?
Success stories inspire but rarely guide: no one really knows why the thing that worked worked. Mistakes are clearer — you can see where it went wrong and teach others not to repeat it.
Every story here ends with key-takeaway cards. If you have no time for the full story, go straight to the cards.
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Nobody wanted our first product
Deniz Aksoy · Kavra Teknoloji
We built a product for fourteen months without asking anyone. Launch day brought 11 users; two of them were on the team.
Signing without reading the contract
Selin Arıkan · Arkas Studio
To keep our first big client we signed a 40-page contract overnight. We paid for it for two years.
Starting with the wrong partner
Elif Karaca · Terra Gıda
We assumed we shared the same goal and never discussed it. The split cost the company two years.