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Sorry I may be too dense. But, what is the point of failure, if not to learn a lesson and succeed eventually. He seems to be saying the only time he did not fai

by mad44 17y ago

Sorry I may be too dense. But, what is the point of failure, if not to learn a lesson and succeed eventually. He seems to be saying the only time he did not fail (he got a raise) was when he did not enjoy the experience, it was too incremental. So, we should keep failing, and failing. Yes, I am missing the message. This may be acceptable for an academician. But is it acceptable for a businessman. After all he mentions that you feel the disappointment of 250 people and families that depended on you. Are you supposed to make it a habit and enjoy it. Again, probably, since this is only a segment from the interview, I am not getting the full message.

darkxanthos 17y ago
The point of failing is to aim for failure by always challenging yourself and expecting that you will "fail" and learn from said failure. The reason why this isn't as bad as it sounds is because quite often when we push ourselves for failure we find that we really succeeded at every goal we had. Failure stops looking personal and starts looking like feedback, like variables in an equation that you're trying to reverse engineer. Don't avoid failure is the theme. Embrace it and use it in the feedback system that is your learning process to fine tune your velocity towards your goals.
gcheong 17y ago
Failure is a given in any innovation industry, therefore to be successful you have to be able to tolerate failure, learn from it and move on - not have it be the end of one's career- otherwise nobody will be willing to take on the risk of failure required for success. You can learn from the failures of others, but you never learn as much as from the failures you experience personally.
ojbyrne 17y ago
It seems largely self-serving, since VCs want companies to shoot for big payoffs, and therefore having one individual company fail doesn't really cause them any pain. They're not the ones losing their jobs.

by mad44 17y ago

darkxanthos 17y ago

The point of failing is to aim for failure by always challenging yourself and expecting that you will "fail" and learn from said failure. The reason why this isn't as bad as it sounds is because quite often when we push ourselves for failure we find that we really succeeded at every goal we had. Failure stops looking personal and starts looking like feedback, like variables in an equation that you're trying to reverse engineer. Don't avoid failure is the theme. Embrace it and use it in the feedback system that is your learning process to fine tune your velocity towards your goals.

gcheong 17y ago

Failure is a given in any innovation industry, therefore to be successful you have to be able to tolerate failure, learn from it and move on - not have it be the end of one's career- otherwise nobody will be willing to take on the risk of failure required for success. You can learn from the failures of others, but you never learn as much as from the failures you experience personally.

ojbyrne 17y ago

It seems largely self-serving, since VCs want companies to shoot for big payoffs, and therefore having one individual company fail doesn't really cause them any pain. They're not the ones losing their jobs.