Jan 30, 2025·Branding·7 min read

Five branding mistakes early-stage startups keep making

Logos before strategy, generic typography, naming the company after the founder. The patterns repeat — and they're all expensive to fix later.

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Sudewa Jayanath

Founder · Uniix Studio

We've worked with 40+ early-stage startups in the last three years. The same five branding mistakes show up in nearly every initial audit.