Okay, here are the Top 10 Clues that your startup is doomed from the get-go:

Top Ten Signs Your Startup is Doomed

10. You haven’t launched yet but have already spent $50,000 on patent applications.

9. You pay several thousand dollars to someone to write your business plan for you.

8. You rent an office for the startup phase.

7. You seriously consider giving away your last remaining $10,000 to a money-finder.

6. You pay a website to post your business plan for its investors.

5. You purchase a directory of venture capital firms for $299.

4. You spend more than $200 on stationery.

3. You secretly hope that someone else will come along and relieve you of the sales function.

2. When asked how you will launch if no investors are found, your mind goes completely blank.

1. Your startup team includes an HR director.

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