1791 7:01 Failure Friday

Failure Friday: “Perfect SAT Score” Tutor Gets Rejected by 100 Publishers

In this week’s Failure Friday segment, we hear from the founder of a standardized test prep service. Before he started his business, he earned a perfect score on the SAT—and then pitched a book that was rejected by more than 100 literary agents and publishers.

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