Inevitable, essential failure

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Failure is an inevitable and perhaps essential part of entrepreneurship. Even very successful people have had their share of failed ventures. The key thing is to learn when you’ve fallen, and that’s how you move on to success.

Q: I am a recently failed entrepreneur. I quit my 9-5 job and worked for two years trying to bring my idea to fruition, but my product never made it to the public. I know failure is part of the process, but I don’t have another idea at the moment, and I need to put food on the table.