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What It's About
This card game nearly experienced a meteoric event.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1959
I believe we can learn as much from failure as we can from success, if not more. It’s with this principle in mind that I offer you a weekly segment called Failure Friday: a collection of short stories all about mistakes, missteps, disasters, and of course, failure. Just like our Throwback Thursday segment, you’ll hear directly from side hustlers who have struggled to get something off the ground. They’ll tell you a short story of something that went very wrong. The stories will vary, but often it starts with an idea, what they thought would happen and what really happened—and of course, what they learned. Today’s short story features Brad Blue. As you’ll hear, he had an idea to create “Switchasaurus,” a dinosaur card game—and ran into some serious problems with manufacturing. Would the project go extinct? Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Brad for sharing this transparent and truthful story. Check out his website at Switchasaurus.com.
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