What went wrong carousel template

When to use it

Reach for What went wrong when you want to show your experience and earn trust and start a conversation in the comments. Its structure is story: something that happened to you, and what it meant. Give Postora your topic and it keeps the shape, writing every slide about your subject in your voice.

What each slide does

1. 1Hook

   Opening: what failed and how long it lasted.

   In the example

   Our subscription box lasted five months

   Post-mortem

   Here is exactly why it failed.

2. 2Point

   The plan, with the target.

   In the example

   A monthly box of local snacks

   The plan

   Six producers, €29 a month, 300 subscribers by summer. We had 140 on launch day.

3. 3Point

   The moment it broke.

   In the example

   Month three: the courier doubled its price

   Where it broke

   Every box suddenly cost €4.80 more to send. We absorbed it, and kept absorbing it.

4. 4Chart

   What the numbers did (only figures the author provided).

   In the example

   Growth stalled, then reversed

   Subscribers

5. 5List

   The mistakes, owned plainly.

   In the example

   In hindsight

   Our mistakes

   • No margin for shipping — One cost change wiped out the profit.
   • Only one courier — No plan B when they raised prices.
   • Not asking customers — They would have paid €3 more. We never asked.

6. 6Recap

   What you do differently now.

   In the example

   Price for the bad month, not the good one

   What I do now

   Every new product gets a 15% buffer on costs we do not control.

7. 7Call to action

   Invite readers to share their own.

   In the example

   Which failure taught you the most?

   Your turn

   No shame here. Tell me below.