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Failure is fine if the truth is not sweetened

It appears that it is now cool to celebrate business failure. Such a positive approach was not always the way. Once upon a time insolvency was a taboo subject, and founders who suffered a financial collapse never talked about it. But the mood towards flops has changed.

Today there are reams of recently published books on the subject. Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win, by Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz, and The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well is the Key to Success, by Megan McArdle, are two examples.

It is a favourite topic for business bloggers. Meanwhile, there is a worldwide series of conferences devoted to failure, called FailCon, whose motto starts: “Embrace Your Mistakes.”

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卢克•约翰逊

卢克•约翰逊(Luke Johnson)是一位成果颇丰的企业家和创业家,他为英国《金融时报》撰写企业家专栏。他目前担任英国皇家艺术协会的主席,并管理着一家私人股本投资公司——Risk Capital Partners。约翰逊曾在牛津大学学医,但是毕业后却进入投行业。他在1992年收购PizzaExpress,担任其董事长,并将其上市。到1999年出售的时候,PizzaExpress的股价已经从40英镑涨至800英镑。

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