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When Failure Isn’t Failure: Hard Lessons in Business and Life with Dave Gandy

Jun 27, 2023

30:32

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Relationship Between Timing and Failure

3min

The Power of Reality

4min

Fort Awesome: A Fun Awesome Round

2min

The Future of Font Awesome

3min

The Power of Choosing the Right Process

4min

The Importance of Recognizing Your Convictions

3min

How to Assess Failure and When to Move On

2min

The Importance of Humility

2min

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The Importance of Humility

2min

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The Importance of Humility in Failure

2min

In this episode of Podcast Awesome, host Matt Johnson talks with Font Awesome founder Dave Gandy about the lessons learned from failing in business and life. They discuss Gandy's experience of flunking out of MIT twice and how it impacted his journey as an entrepreneur. They also delve into a story about the Font Awesome 5 Kickstarter campaign and the self-fulfilling prophecies that can shape our beliefs and reality. Gandy shares his insights into the startup world and the power of believing a lie long enough that it becomes the truth.

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TIME STAMPS

00:04:54 Failure is not final.
00:07:30 Embrace reality and grow.
00:10:06 Failure is an opportunity for growth.
00:18:56 Nothing is ever truly failure.
00:23:25 Find trustworthy partners for success.
00:27:05 Trust your teammates.
00:29:09 Try hard things and learn.

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