The Failure Manifesto and Why it is Hurting Your Business

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How many times have you led a business failure?

Do you have to experience catastrophic failure to be successful?

If I fail more than you, will I ultimately be more successful than you?

These are some of the questions and topics creeping into the blogosphere over the past few years as the notion of failure seems to take on an almost romantic quality. I find this strange.  As an entrepreneur, I want to do everything I can to AVOID failure.

Sure, if you are trying something new, you are bound to fail. I fail in some way every single day. But I never want to fail in a way that prevents me from getting back up again.  And yet, I have this feeling that if you’ve never been part of an entrepreneurial wipeout, you’re not considered “legit” these days. There seems to be a growing acceptance of The Failure Manifesto.

My podcast partner Tom Webster and I explore this interesting idea on the latest episode of The Marketing Companion. I really think you’ll like this edition, as we explore:

  • The romance of catastrophic business failure
  • Why Seth Godin’s “Just Ship It” mentality leads to problems
  • The true source of business innovation and progress
  • The untold side of the Apple story and survivor bias
  • The strategy paradox –why we don’t learn from failures
  • Why you can’t be Zappos
  • Is technology an enabler or a leveler of business innovation?

Do you need to be “all in” to be successful in business today?  I hope you’ll listen to the podcast and tell us what you think!

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