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Title:

How to Fuck Up Properly

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Organizer:
David Kadavy, Kadavy, Inc.
Description:
You've been told "fail early, fail often," but is it true? Can failing really improve your chances of success? How can you tell between a failure, and a lack of follow-through? Hear about some not-so-well-known projects from entrepreneurs who have failed many times, and sometimes been successful as a result.
Questions
Answered:
  1. What defines success?
  2. What defines failure?
  3. Can you really learn from failure?
  4. How can you recognize what's valuable about a particular failure?
  5. How can you stay motivated and inspired after failing?
  6. What is the difference between failing, and just not following through?
  7. What are some famous failures that lead to success?
  8. How much effort is an idea worth before you quit?
  9. What are some of the projects you've never heard of from some of the entrepreneurs everybody's heard of?
  10. How many times can an entrepreneur expect to fail before they succeed?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Self-Help / Self-Improvement, Web Apps / Widgets
Type:
Panel
Event:
Interactive 2010
Dave Gray
on 17/8/09
I like the question and look forward to the exploration.
Laura Roeder
on 18/8/09
Who doesn't love a juicy story of someone falling flat on their face? ;)
David Kadavy
on 19/8/09
A couple of panelists I have in mind:

David Weekly: Had a number of small ventures before building PBwiki (now PBworks), which "had more attention in two weeks than [his] year-and-a-half old project." More on that in a presentation by him: http://www.slideshare.net/dweekly/david-weeklys-pbwiki-web-20-expo-talk

Paul Bragiel: Founded Meetro, a location-based IM client, and took the lessons learned, and the same team, to then build Lefora.com - a hosted forum solution.

Any other suggestions? I'm thinking it would be good to have a VC in the mix.
Marjorie Kase
on 3/9/09
This is a very interesting relevant topic for a lot of us entrepreneurs. I'm tempted to offer my 2 cents on the panel having been through the process myself.
Fayza Elmostehi
on 4/9/09
Brilliant. Love this concept. Important lessons for people to learn!
Maggie McDonald
on 4/9/09
I love love love this idea. And I really hope it gets picked!!
Paul Orlando
on 4/9/09
Nice. Looks like a fun and important talk.
Games Online
on 3/11/09
LOL I love the idea and title :)
iphone ringtone maker
on 13/11/09
I'd be super into learning from Kris. Dig it!
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