Subject
2 entries
Failure
Bookmarks
How To F#€k Up An Airport — The BER Podcast
A podcast series documenting the catastrophic mismanagement behind BER — Berlin Brandenburg Airport, which took 14 years to open (vs. the planned 3) and cost 7x its original budget. Required listening for anyone who thinks large public infrastructure projects are boring.
"Fail Fast" Is Not an Excuse for Being a Moron, a Flake, or a Scumbag
Michael O. Church's rebuttal of 'fail fast' as a cultural cover for irresponsible behavior in startups — it means iterate quickly on product, not burn bridges, mistreat employees, or make reckless promises. A pushback against the valley's weaponization of failure mythology.