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I'm so glad you made this mistake," he said.
"Because I want to run a company where we are moving too quickly, and doing too much, not being too cautious and doing too little. If we don't have any of these mistakes, we're just not taking enough risk," he continued.
Larry Page after one of his work colleagues informed him that she had just made an error that cost Google several million dollars.
What is your company culture like?
Is failure vilified or glorified?
In your own personal life, do you accept that every failure is bringing you closer to your dreams?
As Samuel Beckett said "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."
Posted by Kevin Kelly at
November 20, 2006 08:48 AM