“What’s the secret to success?” is a common question asked of founders, CEOs and entrepreneurs who’ve “made it.” Obviously, the definition of success is subjective. One person’s Mount Whitney is ...

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We humans don’t learn as easily as we should. We learn better from direct experience than from others. And we learn better from failure than from success. Why is that? What exactly do we learn after ...

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But as Lak Anath, CEO of Silicon Valley venture firm Next47, explains in his 2021 book Anticipate Failure, “The key is not to fear failure, but to anticipate it, prepare for it, do everything in your ...

William Wolfram is an entrepreneur & investor focused on e-commerce & software. He believes in being Customer obsessed and failing fast. Success in business is often seen as a straight path. But for ...

In our experience, one of the scariest snakes in the room is the fear of failure, which manifests itself in many ways like fear of being judged, fear of getting started, fear of the unknown. And while ...

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In the world of professional sports, failure isn’t just a possibility; it’s a guarantee. The best athletes I’ve seen during my 15-year career in professional sports understand that success is not the ...

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