Failure

In this special compilation episode, we delve into failure-an overlooked source of wisdom. From freezing onstage in front of thousands of people, to coworkers staging an intervention, to huge product investments that went to zero, we’ve pulled our favorite stories of failure from 100+ podcast episodes. I hope these stories serve as a gentle nudge to view failure not as a setback but as a crucial detour toward growth.
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In this episode, you’ll hear from:
(00:00) Lenny: Why I’m focusing on failure
(03:25) Katie Dill: The single meeting that changed how Katie leads forever
(08:03) Paul Adams: Freezing onstage in front of thousands of people
(18:38) Tom Conrad: Lessons from Pets.com and Quibi-two of the most famous product disasters of all time
(33:19) Sri Batchu: When you fail, make sure you fail conclusively
(39:00) Jiaona Zhang (JZ): One of the biggest product misses at Airbnb
(44:32) Gina Gotthilf: Everyone has an “A side” and a “B side,” and we should all share our B sides more
(57:57) Maggie Crowley: Her favorite interview question about failure, and lessons from a personal failure
(1:00:33) Thanks for listening
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[@JandeJongePBPLtd]

Lenny, I really enjoyed the straight-in, deep-dive "this-unforgettably-happened-to-me" stories, here. Well done getting them together!

[@DanielPomian]

very insightful , thank you

[@user-iq3ti1yh6c]

Dear Lenny, I am a big Fan of your channel. I would really recommend you get your podcast episodes translated. This episode is one of the best. As a former CEO I can tell that every executive has got plenty of failure stories to tell )))

[@GSJThescientist]

Wonderful to know this. A career is a long-term thing. Invest in it.

[@user-kq3mf6fd3e]

Fantastic and it is really very useful in so many ways

[@user-iq3ti1yh6c]

I've had a 12 million dollars failure experience in Ukraine. It was like to lose 12 billion in US. It was life-time experience for me.

[@aammssaamm]

One has to be completely out of his/her mind to get into any experience with the former USSR countries except might be the Baltic states with an extreme level of caution. It’s a Russian roulette in all cases.

[@aammssaamm]

Horrible sound.