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Here we are getting a little out of my element, but... How well do we know that she gave bad advice, versus him not listening? I do know that her speciality was Russia, not the Middle East, but after all that time in DC I am pretty sure she's learned a lot. Sometimes you learn from political failures, just like entrepreneurial ones.



So you don't hire against track record? Past performance is still the leading indicator of future success.


In tech entrepreneurship aren't we allowed to fail?

And she is in an advisory role, not managerial.


When your social startup fails, it's not the Iraq war.




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