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Failure: The Blog 
October 2012
- 'Goldeneye' Creators Had Almost No Experience
- Flushing Away an Enormous Problem
- The Little Lie About the Biggest Mountain
- You Should Unfriend 10 People on Facebook
- Inventor of Most Popular Guitar Could Not Play Guitar
- TV Show Star And High School Dropout
September 2012
- In Praise of Mediocrity
- The Failure to Patent a Billion Dollar Formula
- This Bus Stop is a Fake
- [VIDEO] A Hollywood Camera Move Made From Junk
- Productivity Through Self Denial?
- Harvard Business Review: Get Ready to Fail
August 2012
- The Innovative Power of Lying
- [VIDEO] You're Not That Great
- The Failure of a Great Singer
- James Cameron was Homeless
- Something Worse Than Failure
- Jackie Chan and the Plan to Fail
- On Failure and Baseball
July 2012
- Failure on the Radio
- Complaint Calls Can Be Useful
- The Terribly Useful Terrible Movie
- FedEx's Big Gamble (No, Really)
- Positive Fail, Dot Com
- How Boring Attire Wins
June 2012
The Luxury Car Built by Spite
High-end sports vehicles are symbols of engineering perfection and ultimate luxury. But one of the most famous brands started out of frustration.
The story comes from Weird Fact of the Day, and is worth reprinting in full:
Friday, September 17: Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of Automobili Lamborghini in 1963, made tractors until he went to Enzo Ferrari to have a little moan about a Ferrari he purchased. Lamborghini felt snubbed by Ferrari and in a defiant stance decided to start producing high-end sports cars himself. Already a rich man due to his businesses, Ferruccio set up the best facilities to facilitate his idea and the end result as they say, is history.
Let’s review: Ferruccio buys a fancy sports car from Enzo, but he has a problem. When he heads in for service, Enzo treats him poorly. Therefore, Ferruccio decides to launch his own line of sports cars. The rest is history.
Failure is the secret to success. Sometimes the greatest invention in history starts out of anger. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself driven to succeed from a place of frustration. And if a customer arrives with a complaint, never send them away. They might just become your biggest competitor.
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