Ironically, in the ecosystem of lavishly funded start-ups, the sting of failure seems to have lost some of its stigma. Earlier, the fear of failure stopped people from becoming entrepreneurs. Today, however, failure is accepted as being necessary on the route to success in business. Contemporary business literature is full of inspiring quotes about failure. No quote on failure really justifies the experience, founders have told me.

Source: Mint September 18, 2016 10:07 UTC