The following post was written by Suhail G. Algosaibi, EO Bahrain member:

In the last decade or so since I’ve started mentoring, I’ve met a very large range of start-up entrepreneurs, from the extremely impressive to the…well, less impressive. I want to share some of the common traits I’ve noticed in entrepreneurs that fail in their businesses, so that you can avoid these pitfalls.  It’s worth pointing out that while good habits and behaviors are vitally important, a startup can do all the right things and still fail. Although we all take this risk, here are three habits to avoid when launching your start-up: