2021 BRN Discussion, page-14604

One interesting thing about the statistics thrown around about 97% and 9 out of 10 start-ups failing is that the numbers giving rise to these figures include believe it or not small businesses such as hairdressers, coffee shops, first year out carpenters as well as ASX listed start-ups. So they are flawed statistics the only value of which is to allow for sensational journalism and grubby down ramping.

In 2016 the ASX commissioned a report as to how it might reduce the failure rate of ASX start-ups and the primary recommendation was that lack of sufficient funding at the time of listing was the dominant problem as the majority of the failed companies listed with only $2 to $3 million dollars in capital and it was recommended that a listing requirement that an applicant company have capital reserves of at least $10 million at time of listing would substantially reduce the risk of failure.

This recommendation was clearly thought by those who carried out the research for the ASX to be sufficient to dramatically reduce the failure rate.

The continued absolute rubbish about start-ups failing 90% of the time has no merit to a consideration of a company like Brainchip with significant current capital reserves, a product in the market place and a contractual right to call on LDA Capital for up to $20 million additional dollars and income from an international company that has already licenced its product.

I cannot believe that this rubbish is still being thrown around.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA Balliista