[JohnFen]

> Reasons people give for why they failed are no more reliable than reasons they give for why they succeeded

100% true.

That's why when you learn about other ventures, successful or not, what the founders say are the important features aren't really the part that you should pay the most attention to.

[O__________O]

What specifically in your opinion are you supposed to pay attention to?

[JohnFen]

What actually happened.

A founder's analysis of the events is not without value, and shouldn't be ignored, but it's not the most important part. Any founder's analysis will be heavily subjective, after all.

[O__________O]

Founder awareness of what even happened in my experience is highly biased. Likely even worse than reliability of eyewitness testimony, since they were actively participating in the situation.