Join the team from Failure - the Podcast as they muddle through the life and times of Artur Sousa, whose many pivots may have resulted in one of the greatest businesses known to man and beast alike: adopets.com.
Failure in Health Care
Some would argue that “failure” is merely a label and that each of us is free to define the term as we wish. A prior presidential administration declared ketchup was a vegetable. Is the meaning of failure so fluid — and, if so, what does that say about attempts to define it for purposes of evaluating our health care system? Join the team from Failure - the Podcast as they explore this issue with physician, entrepreneur, humorist and philosopher Andy Epstein.
Too Big to Fail?
Experimentation and failure may be as natural to banking as to any other business. How can that be in such a heavily regulated industry? Join the team from Failure - the Podcast in a discussion with Tom Curry, the former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency. Learn what Tom has to say about the necessity of experimentation in the banking system, including, in areas like blockchain and cryptocurrency.
Failing to Learn
Join us in a discussion with Sanjay Manandhar on why it’s only a failure if you didn’t learn from it.
The Powers that Be
Join the team from Failure - the Podcast in a conversation with Jeffrey Conklin of the consumer insights and data analytics giant J.D. Power and learn how it helps keep established players in industry from failing.
What's Up Doc?
Join the team from Failure - the Podcast in a discussion with Susan Conover, of the Boston-based startup LuminDx, as they work their way through the ups and downs of starting a business in the healthcare space.
Chef's Table
The team from Failure - The Podcast is easily distracted, esp., when the recording session is during dinner. Join them as the explore the wonderful world of food (and restaurant failure) with chef Peter Agostinelli.
Some Guys Have all the Luck
Join the team from Failure - The Podcast as they wade through a serial entrepreneur’s never-ending tale of deceit, fraud and redemption. Well, perhaps not redemption, but …
An MIT Party!
Join the team from Failure - The Podcast in an irreverent tour of the party floor, and learn what startups think about failure.
This Guy has Worked with Them All
Join us in a discussion with management consultant extraordinaire John Stempeck, of Avalon Associates, for a raucous tour of some of the iconic businesses of the late 20th century. You’ll leave with a better appreciation for the Great Recession that followed in the early 21st.
Virtual Reality is a Failure ... ? Probably Not.
Join the team from Failure - The Podcast in a discussion with John Daniels of Kinaptic, Jason Parks of Rhythm of the Universe, and Max Harper of Simmetri about partnering between virtual and augmented startups. Sponsors: MIT Enterprise Forum & Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP. Credits: Podcast Intro & Extro Music: Jazzy Frenchy - BenSound.com.
To MBA or not to MBA. That is the Question.
What’s the value of an MBA when it comes to starting a business? Join the team from Failure - The Podcast and judge for yourself.
And Now ... A Word from an Entrepreneur
Raising money can be difficult. Join a discussion with Boston-based entrepreneur Daniel Barenboym as he vents about his experiences fundraising within the Boston investment community.
The Pros from Dover
Listen to the team from Failure - The Podcast as they explore what a design firm can (and can’t) do to bring a company’s product dreams to reality.
A Bit of Blockchain
A lot has been written about blockchain. Much of it only adds to the confusion around this topic that is feeding the latest tech bubble. Join us in a discussion with Seth Berman, an expert on cybersecurity and criminal law, as he works his way through our needless banter and the intricacies of blockchain, bitcoin, and all that jazz.
Practicing What You Preach
The team of “Failure - The Podcast” isn’t immune from failure. Join us, and learn how we recovered (or not!) from our own failure when recording a session on the downfall of Encyclopedia Britannica.
The Algorithm is the Thing -- How a Tech Company went from Chasing an IPO to Failure.
Join us in a discussion with Greg Belanger, of DeepLook, as he discusses one of his early companies. Born out of the excess of the early 2000's, it went from chasing an IPO … to failure!
"Corporate" Venture Capital? Who knew?
Just when you thought you understood venture capital, along comes "corporate" venture capital. Join our discussion with Marty Sukle, CEO of Snake Creek Lasers, as he talks about his prior life in corporate venture capital.
Failure by Committee
Good, established companies can blow a product intro just like a startup. There was the Ford Edsel, of course. A failure so epic that it is the poster child for bad product planning by committee. Many old-line companies have their own "Edsels,” though, you rarely hear about them. Join us in a discussion of a line of women’s shoes that designed by committee and resoundingly rejected in the marketplace.
Some Thoughts on Pitching
Mike Tyson says everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. That applies to pitching investors, too. Join your hosts Mark Thirman, Ziad Moukheiber and Dave Powsner in a not-too-serious discussion of pitching.