"a tolerance for failure" is a key point I believe in what you wrote here. I have spent a ton of time in Asia and feel I have a better then average understandi

"a tolerance for failure" is a key point I believe in what you wrote here. I have spent a ton of time in Asia and feel I have a better then average understanding culturally than most Americans (at least that is what what my friends from their tell me, but who knows!) Failure in Asia a source of great shame. Here if you fail the VC ask you "So did you learn anything...good, here is some more money for your next thing." I think that a key difference is the view that failure is a lesson that helps you do better for the next time and not a reason to be ashamed.