Startup Graveyard — Tier List

Ranked by Avoidable Death Score (ADS) — how stupid, preventable, and inexcusable each failure was. Hover any card for the full breakdown.
S — Hall of Shame (ADS 7.5+)
A — Spectacular Own Goals (6.0–7.49)
B — Forgivably Stupid (5.0–5.99)
C — Mostly Unlucky (3.5–4.99)
D — Wrong Place Wrong Time (<3.5)
RankMint — startup-graveyard-index — March 2026