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“In order to succeed spectacularly you have to be willing to fail spectacularly.”

About This Quote

Source Speech: Twitter IPO, 2013

Achieving great success requires embracing the possibility of equally great failure.

In simple terms: Big success needs big risk.

Key Takeaway

Accept risk to achieve greatness.

Themes

risk failure success

Mood

cautious optimistic

Type

motivational pragmatic

When to use this quote

startup launches
product experiments
career pivots

Key Concepts

growth mindset innovation

Questions to Reflect On

Are you prepared to learn from failures?
What safeguards can you put in place?

A Different Perspective

Failure can be costly and demoralizing if not managed.

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