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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities

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I had this discussion with Steve with the camera rolling and we talked about “ The Secret History of Silicon Valley ” as place that largely grew out of defense and government spending plus research labs around the Stanford campus. 4:30 How did you come up with the idea of customer development?

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Why The ‘Fail Fast’ Mantra Needs to Fail

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I talked about the Silicon Valley memo that has been circulated for the past couple of years that says you should “fail fast.&# What I said was: “I’ve even heard people repeat this bullsh*t Silicon Valley mantra about “failing fast” which is horse puckey.