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Put Failure in Its Place

Harvard Business Review

I had envisioned a future in which I would achieve a goal, perhaps be hailed as the conquering hero. It's about learning the right kind of lesson, or what Lean Startup guru Eric Ries describes as validated learning. Learning is the essential unit of progress for start-ups," writes Ries. I had been all-in. And then I wasn't.

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Put Failure in Its Place

Harvard Business Review

I had envisioned a future in which I would achieve a goal, perhaps be hailed as the conquering hero. It's about learning the right kind of lesson, or what Lean Startup guru Eric Ries describes as validated learning. Learning is the essential unit of progress for start-ups," writes Ries. I had been all-in. And then I wasn't.

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