I was thinking about a database where (co-)founders would enter the data - a drop-down menus, where possible, for data mining. Something like:
1. Here is what I was trying to build
2. Here is the source code (link to GitHub?)
3. Here is a screenshot
4. Here is how I wanted to make money
5. Here are my competitors
6. Here is how much I raised money
7. Here are top 5 reasons why I failed
8. ???
Yes, CrunchBase has some of the above and, yes, some founders will put it on their blog. But wouldn't be it so much nicer to have a centralized database that could spit out some analitycs/trends and give guidance to newcomers? The volume of startups will grow. What if some failures are seasonal or can be pick-up and fixed? I think we have a chance for a data driven approach but only if founders are willing to contribute.
EDIT: I suspected that CrunchBase will have some errors and missing info since ANYONE can edit those entries. Maybe there was NO way to have founders enter such data ...
EDIT: I suspected that CrunchBase will have some errors and missing info since ANYONE can edit those entries. Maybe there was NO way to have founders enter such data ...