„I had maybe 15 people in the book store, and a big stock of books for cash registered. And I sold 4 books.“ After Lisa, the author of the book series “Knocked Up...
Enjoy our fuckup stories. Not filter. Not beautified.
Just life.
Innovation
The press loved the idea: A museum of failure! CNN, BBC, NBC…they all heavily talked about it. But…it was quiet a journey for the curator Samuel West...
Startup Culture
All the CEOs want their company to be a bit like them, the successful startups from Silicon Valley. It seems there is a certain magic in that place. But there are two...
“I fucked up so many times by quitting at the point where it’s not going right.” I met the inspiring Gezi Fu when she was in the middle of starting Ananas, a...
Job & Career
„For 38 times I was on stage for being told: No, please leave!“ And there was the moment where Bianca asked herself why life did not give her what she thought she wanted...
English, Job & Career
Niki Fayaz – Founder of Terra Education and Development Consultants Inc. (Netherlands)
„It didn’t feel right. And I did not listen to that feeling.“ For all you employees or entrepreneurs who feel they are not on the right professional track: Watch Niki’s...
“You are psychologist. Just be happy with any job you get.” That was actually the worst advice I ever followed: Right after finishing university I chose a...
Clients & Partners
You wanna be a considered a pro? Then you oughta start behaving like a pro.“ That’s what Sandra’s friend told her after Sandra had discovered someone seemed to have...
Just assume you worked so hard, you tried your very best; the success seems so close (and so is the fee) – all that needs to happen is that your customer signs the...
Waldemar took on too much. The client was unhappy. The job gone. And though things are really fine today, Waldemar had a tough time in September 2015.
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Leadership
What will a manager do, when the company gets in real trouble because of an employees mistake? Tell him off? Fire him? Cut the bonus? Franca’s story provides an...
Personnel Development
English, Personnel Development
Andrea Ivanka – Author, Coach, and Trainer at Andrea Ivanka International (Canada)
Andrea once paid $3,000 for a 90 minutes on stage. First she thought “What a great opportunity,” but because of a surprising blunder, nobody in the audience wanted to...
“I wanted to please people. I wasn’t successful, my partner was actually. I did not have enough confidence in myself. I wasn’t really in control.” Watch a...
Oops!
Marja had the choice: Either cancelling her meeting, or continuing on the pavement. Watch and listen to that funny but very realistic fuckup story of the founder of the...