Startup Science

”90% of startups fail, and too often it has nothing to do with the quality of their offering. I believe we can do better. Founders succeed when they receive adequate education, connections, and a little help.“

Gregory Shepard, CEO of StartupScience.IO

Our Mission

We are here to help startups design their success, one founder at a time. Why? Because thousands of innovative ideas and products never see the light of day, and would-be innovators are often forced to dilute their talents working for large, established corporations that are risk averse and don't have the agility to launch disruptive technologies.

StartupScience.IO started with researching why, how, and when startups fail. In the process, we conducted 1,200 interviews and spent months analyzing the results.

What we learned is that founders keep making the same easily avoidable mistakes, and these mistakes primarily center around lack of industry connections, fundamental knowledge, and funding.

Accelerators are designed to help startups solve these problems, but only 2% of startups that apply are accepted, 60% of which are rejected due to lack of knowledge among founders.

Furthermore, 70% of the startups that are accepted come through referrals. What’s the takeaway? If a founder does not have connections or foundational knowledge, their chances of success are slim.

With Gravity and the StartupScience.IO framework, founders are given step-by-step guidance, education, tools and resources that can dramatically increase their chances of success.

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