We all need room to make mistakes. The goal should be to learn from them and move forward, without repeating them. An example of restricting that freedom is Volkswagen’s diesel engine debacle. According to many…
Browsing Category Failure
Cutting The Cord (#38)
This past weekend was my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah and I was very excited to be giving the keynote speech at the evening event. A few years back, I saw a friend give his speech to…
Creative Destruction (#26)
The term “creative destruction” has economic roots, but I have come to perceive it as an important philosophy in life and business. It implies that, to create something new, we must destroy or give up…
Learning From Failure (#2)
Headed into 2016, we have some ambitious plans for AP. While we anticipate that this will mean many successes, we’re also pragmatic enough to know that we’re also likely to experience our fair share of…