Since the great classics, such as "In Search of Excellence", business literature has been focused on celebrating best practices and success stories.

We believe that a lot can also be learned from harvesting the learning from failures.
 
In the current climate of Entrepreneurship Renaissance, we seek to investigate “bad practices”.
 
We capture the stories of those who failed, so that we can help them understand what mistakes to avoid in the future, as well as bringing their experience to others, so that we can prevent them from suffering a similar fate.
 
We believe this is a promising roadmap towards reducing risk and increasing the odds of success.
 
The high rate of startup failures is often seen as an inevitable downside, and the high risk as a necessary price to pay for the potential high reward. But why do so many companies need to fail for others to spectacularly succeed? What could reduce the mortality rate and increase the survival rate for young companies?
 
Casualties on the road to success seem to have become an accepted part of the entrepreneurial landscape, like car accidents are seen as the potential yet unavoidable pitfalls of driving.
 
The automotive industry has spent decades making our cars more secure, improving passengers’ safety and reducing the likelihood and the severity of car crashes.

In a similar way, we would like to make angel investments more secure, as we believe that gaining a greater understanding of the dynamics that precedes failure will bring useful actionable insights.
 
We are now seeking entrepreneurs and investors, who are willing to share their stories of challenges, successes or failures.

To participate in our current research, please send us an email at research@vilkelis-associates.com