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How This Entrepreneur Got Ahead by Screwing Up

Often catastrophes are not only salvageable but they can lead to some of the most valuable client relationships you'll have.
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There’s a saying among pilots about certain types of human error: “There are those who have, and those who will.” Starting and is much the same -- no matter how good you are, how hard you try or even how much you care, sooner or later you’re going to get it completely and horrifyingly wrong. The

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