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Put Failure in Its Place

Harvard Business Review

Since Ford was eventually wildly successful, this aphorism does reassure, but it also jauntily skips over the emotional precipice on which we teeter when we fail. I had envisioned a future in which I would achieve a goal, perhaps be hailed as the conquering hero. Learning is the essential unit of progress for start-ups," writes Ries.

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Put Failure in Its Place

Harvard Business Review

Since Ford was eventually wildly successful, this aphorism does reassure, but it also jauntily skips over the emotional precipice on which we teeter when we fail. I had envisioned a future in which I would achieve a goal, perhaps be hailed as the conquering hero. Learning is the essential unit of progress for start-ups," writes Ries.

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