In this essay, I want to tell readers about two of the last century’s big and fascinating business failures. But first, some related insights.
2 Historic Business Flops by Legendary Entrepreneurs Reveal a Poignant Truth About Failure
Even the most successful people confront the specter of failure. The question is, can we learn from it?
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American inventor and industrialist, Henry Ford (1863–1947) posing in the driving seat of his first car, the Quadricycle, New York City, 1910. Spooner & Wells/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Lawrence W. Reed
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Lawrence Reed is president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education in Atlanta and the author of “Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction“ and the best-seller “Was Jesus a Socialist?”
