// UNICORNBURN · FAILURE INTELLIGENCE
Founder archetypes ranked by number of documented startup failures.
// THE INSIGHT
The Fast Follower appears in 360 documented failures — averaging 52 months before collapse. The Idealist archetype (180 startups) is the most common — good intentions don't survive bad unit economics.
| # | Name | Failures |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | The Fast Follower avg 52mo | 360 startups |
| 🥈 | The Geographic Prisoner avg 42mo | 239 startups |
| 🥉 | The Idealist avg 101mo | 180 startups |
| #4 | The Unlucky avg 42mo | 169 startups |
| #5 | The Regulatory Victim avg 51mo | 123 startups |
| #6 | The Cash Burner avg 83mo | 65 startups |
| #7 | The Undercapitalized avg 48mo | 64 startups |
| #8 | The Timing Misfit avg 96mo | 49 startups |
| #9 | The Hyper-Scaler avg 90mo | 46 startups |
| #10 | The Local Hero avg 57mo | 46 startups |
// RISK INTELLIGENCE
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