Failure Friday: Tech Dream to Prototype Dilemma
In this week’s Failure Friday segment, we hear from a longtime hustler who dives into the competitive world of wearable tech with a custom fitness tracker idea, only to face the tough reality of product development and market demands.
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Episode 2694
I believe we can learn as much from failure as we can from success, if not more. It’s with this principle in mind that I offer you a weekly segment called Failure Friday: a collection of short stories all about mistakes, missteps, disasters, and of course, failure. Just like our Throwback Thursday segment, you’ll hear directly from side hustlers who have struggled to get something off the ground. They’ll tell you a short story of something that went very wrong. The stories will vary, but often it starts with an idea, what they thought would happen and what really happened—and of course, what they learned. Today’s short story features Matt, a longtime side hustler who tries to enter an ecommerce market for the first time. As you might guess, their business has had a couple of challenges. Let’s hear from them about one of those struggles... I’ll be back at the end to wrap us up. Yours in the revolution,
