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Why your startup failed (along with 90% of others) and the five things you need to read today

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Did your startup fail? You are part of the majority.

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Maybe it was just bad timing. Or, perhaps, you just couldn't line up the funding necessary to continue on your noble business cause.
Whatever the case may be, your startup failed. In fact, 90 percent of your counterparts have suffered the very same fate.
A new infographic from Allmand Law takes a look at why certain startups kicked the bucket and why others have seen continued success. Mashable has more here.
Return to the Skies for the Dreamliner?
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been grounded for almost a month, but they may be ready to lift-off once again soon.

According to the Seattle Times, Boeing has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to allow them to begin testing the aircraft Monday – a request the FAA has said they are evaluating.

Hillary Clinton Lifts Silicon Valley
In her final speech as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton mentioned – albeit briefly – the Alliance for Affordable Internet which, if successful, would benefit Silicon Valley tech giants such as Google, Cisco, Yahoo and Intel.
Bloomberg Businessweek elaborates on the goal of the public-private partnership and speaks to Ann Mei Chang, a 25-year Silicon Valley veteran who now works for the State Department, about the challenges of extending internet access to developing nations.
Mozilla OS unveiling?
Mozilla has been working on an operating system of late, which has caused quite a stir in the mobile community. And now, according to a report from CNET, Mozilla might almost be ready to show it to the world.
Jessica Dolcourt of CNET received a notice from the nonprofit browser company asking her to "save the date" of the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona at the end of February. It just may be the OS's coming out party.