I agree. it would be great to hear from smart people who made critical mistakes, the cautionary tales often warned against, but not often told by the players who played and lost.
I did meet one audience member at startup school during lunch this weekend who briefly related his story of a recent startup failure and commented that he was recovering from the painful experience. Is it too painful to share??? Could be. But it is the one out of fifty 10 minute conversations I remember most.
Only the very brave are willing to share.
Let's celebrate failure, though, because it is only through many small failures that the path to big success makes itself known.
Jessica Livingston's book (http://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-ebook/d...) goes into some detail on this topic. Very insightful and enlightening.
I did meet one audience member at startup school during lunch this weekend who briefly related his story of a recent startup failure and commented that he was recovering from the painful experience. Is it too painful to share??? Could be. But it is the one out of fifty 10 minute conversations I remember most.
Only the very brave are willing to share.
Let's celebrate failure, though, because it is only through many small failures that the path to big success makes itself known.