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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
Airbnb Couldn’t Find Traction With Investors
Airbnb is valued at more than $25 billion today. Their humble beginnings, though, are what really caught our eye here at The Failure Blog.
When Airbnb launched in 2008, not a single soul was interested in the company. Most investors turned their nose up at the blossoming company. Co-Founder Brian Chesky went public with some of those rejections. Here is what a couple of those investor’s had to say:
“Thank you for the introduction. Brian good to meet you — while this sounds interesting it is not something we would do here — not in our area of focus, do wish you best of luck.”
“Brian
We decided yesterday to not take this to the next level. We’ve always struggled with travel as a category. We recognize its one of the top e-commerce categories but for some reason, we’ve not been able to get excited about travel related businesses.”
Photo © Flickr User Gustavo da Cunha Pimenta
Luckily, the creators never let this type of feedback keep them down. As Chesky stated:
“Next time you have an idea and it gets rejected, I want you to think of these emails.”
Many successful entrepreneurs know that you have to face rejection in order to find success!
