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Why haven’t European investors fully accepted the ‘failure is good’ mentality yet?

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The colleges that tend to have work placement initiatives prepare students better for hands-on work, but are “less reputable” than the research-based universities. With huge unemployment rates in countries like Spain, Greece and Portugal, coupled with risk-averseness and impractical education this leads to a circle of hopelessness.

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Y Combinator's First Batch: Where Are They Now?

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He talks about the power of Graham’s reputation, and describes that time as “a moment” – one of those opportunities that come out of nowhere and you just have to take. Looking Back at Our First 1,000 Customers. Looking Back at Our First 1,000 Customers. Latin America. Middle East. 5th August 2012 by Christopher Jackson.