Seek to Misconstrue + a
Failure: The Blog 
August 2018
- When This Executive Was Fired, He Took Charge
- Obeying The Speed Limit Has Never Been More Fun
- London Black Cabs Helped Uber Grow
- Bette Graham Created A Product To Fix Her Mistakes
- Flamin' Hot Cheetos Had An Interesting Start
July 2018
- Fear This Instead Of Failure
- Re-Releasing Songs Created Success
- A CEO's Purposeful Mistake
- The Tardy Student And The Unsolvable Problem
- Fixing Potholes Through Graffiti
June 2018
- A Surprising Mistake In The Oxford English Dictionary
- US Army Embraces Mistakes
- Blocking A Hymn
- Eddie Shore Was Truly A Tough Guy
- [Video] Elon Musk Didn't "Pivot" He Failed
May 2018
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness Part 2
- Necessity Turned Accessory: Allen Iverson's Sleeve
- This Doctor Has Continued To Fail
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness
- MIT Accidentally Creates New Smelting Process
April 2018
- Johnny Cash Quit Singing Lessons
- Cruise Control Came Out of Frustration
- Time Spent Gaming Pays Off In The Navy
- Rock Around The Clock Was a Commercial Failure
- Sigmund Freud Should Have Been Discouraged
March 2018
Shark Tank’s Rejection Led to Huge Success
Jamie Siminoff went on a taping of the TV show Shark Tank. He thought his company was worth ten times what they offered, so he walked away with nothing. But it was that public rejection that led to a tremendous victory.
As explained in an article on Business Insider:
The episode featuring Siminoff ended up airing in November 2013. And as soon as the show aired, [their product] DoorBot took off like crazy.
“We think we got at least $5 million of additional sales through the airing of ‘Shark Tank,'” Siminoff said. “It just absolutely throttled our revenue, awareness in the market from every level. Everything just popped after that.”
“It was probably the most important thing that’s ever happened to the business,” he continued. “It’s almost like it gave us a free check.”
The video itself (direct link) shows his complete failure in front of the sharks, and is a good lesson in things not going as you expect:
The lesson? Failure is the secret to success. Sometimes you need to get rejected to have the world take notice. And if you read on, Siminoff earned the attention of billionaire Richard Branson. Not bad for a screwup!
