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A few months ago when Craig posted on YC to gather some ideas about who to invite on YC podcast and how it should be structured and I proposed to invite founder

A few months ago when Craig posted on YC to gather some ideas about who to invite on YC podcast and how it should be structured and I proposed to invite founders whose companies failed along with the ones whose succeeded. Looks like I yet have to see an episode with YC failure company on that podcast.

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gt_ 9y ago
I’m not surprised. The tech/startup world’s relationship with processing failure is not the passion-fueled thirst for knowledge some may think. It’s just a type of of PR and marketing that works well with a certain crowd. It’s implemented with all the same passive inconsistency as anything else out of these departments.
- mazeway 9y ago
  Or that people are just embarrassed of their failures
  - owens99 9y ago
    Not very likely. Many people are happy to share lessons learned from failure.
  - gt_ 9y ago
    True, but these are wealthy and calculated individuals we’re talking about. Wealth insulates a person from fear and shame. Intelligence encourages calculation.