Why You Shouldn't Fail Fast

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In silican valley we always say, fail fast, because it's better to crash and than to languish. O betocy now account is a payment accelerator that allows small businesses to get paid immediately when they deliver their good or service. Their goal is to take the most devastating risk out of the equation for business owners. They charge three per cent on invoices from an order which has been bought but not fulfilled - in a way that feels like taking a credit card.

For some entrepreneurs, risk is just part of the game. But for the reluctant entrepreneur, whose endeavors come as a response to a need they've identified, risk can feel more like a necessary evil. That’s why you need to learn to harness risk. Stacey Abrams, an entrepreneur and scale leader both in and outside of politics, is a perfect example of how harnessing risk can be key to your success. Outside of politics, she’s started three companies with her business partner, Lara Hodgson. Their new book, Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back, dives into the lessons learned from those experiences. She also founded and scaled two voting rights organizations: the New Georgia Project and Fair Fight Action, as well as the census mobilization effort Fair Count and the Southern Economic Advancement Project.

Read Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back, by Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson

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