Learning from Failure
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Learning from Failure

Nobody likes to fail, but failure can be the best teacher. Learn about our mentors' “cherished failures” - the ones that taught big life lessons.

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Publisher & CEO, The Washington Post
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Atul Tandon

CEO, Opportunity International

Sylvia Acevedo

CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA

Komal Ahmad

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Vijay Advani

Executive Chairman, Nuveen

Michael Brown

Co-Founder, City Year

Amy Banse

Managing Director, Comcast Ventures

Audrey Cooper

Editor in Chief, WNYC Public Radio

Nikole Collins-Puri

CEO, Techbridge Girls

Tim Draper

Founder, Draper University

Dan Goldin

NASA Administrator (Retired)

Kara Goldin

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Kim Hammonds

Founder, Mangrove Digital Group

Sal Khan

Founder & CEO, Khan Academy

Stan McChrystal

General (Retired), U.S. Army

Michael Mondavi

Founder, Michael Mondavi Family Estate

Ruth Porat

CFO, Google & Alphabet

Leah Solivan

Partner, Fuel Capital

Dan Springer

CEO, DocuSign

Kristi Yamaguchi

Olympic Gold Medalist