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Vinod Khosla

04/02/25

@ South Park Commons

The willingness to fail is crucial for success; if you're not taking risks, you're likely to follow conventional paths and miss out on true innovation.

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Why I Backed OpenAI, AGI, & the Zero to One Team | Vinod Khosla

@ South Park Commons

Why I Backed OpenAI, AGI, & the Zero to One Team | Vinod Khosla

04/02/25

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Vinod Khosla

04/02/25

@ South Park Commons

Willingness to fail is what gives me the ability to succeed; if you're not willing to take risks, you're not going to innovate.

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Jensen Huang

06/24/11

@ Stanford Online

Innovation requires experimentation, which inherently involves failure; without a tolerance for failure, you would never innovate.

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Frederik G. Pferdt

05/14/25

@ EO

Taking risks is essential for innovation; if no one takes a risk, the organization will stagnate.

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Daniel Lereya

04/27/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Not taking bold risks is itself a risk; many people prefer incremental value, but true innovation often requires letting go of past successes.

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a16z Cast

04/21/25

@ a16z

Creating a culture that accepts failure and encourages risk-taking is crucial for fostering innovation in a startup environment.

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Robert Greene

10/09/22

@ Lewis Howes

Not trying is worse than failing; you must take risks to learn and grow.

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The Diary Of A CEO Cast

11/30/23

@ The Diary Of A CEO

Musk believes that if you're not failing 20% of the time, you're not taking enough risks, which is essential for innovation and experimentation.

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Sam Altman

11/09/18

@ Y Combinator

When exploring new projects, it's important to accept that most will fail, but the ones that succeed can lead to significant breakthroughs.

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Adam Grant

04/27/16

@ TED

Original thinkers are more afraid of failing to try than of failing itself; they understand that inaction leads to greater regrets than actions that don't succeed.