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The causes [of startup failure] are always the same: lack of cash, inability to raise the capital needed for expansion, and loss of control…

The unexpected failure may be an equally important source of innovation opportunities.

…that brilliant work fails again and again as soon as it requires cooperation from others… probably indicates a lack of courtesy, that is, of manners.

Many people fail to benefit from constructive criticism because they overreact and under-correct.

Research demonstrates that people who are obsessed with their work put in longer hours yet fail to perform any better than their peers. They’re more likely to fall victim to both physical and emotional exhaustion.

People who go looking for things to become upset about rarely fail to find them.

…often stalls are not caused by the entrance of a bold new competitor or a disruptive innovation… but by chronic failures on the part of companies to closely monitor customer satisfaction and to zealously look for early warning signs of disaffection.

Complacency and failure to innovate in marketing efforts can also lead to massive slowdown in growth.

…if you can’t find more compliments to deliver than criticism, that’s a failure in leadership…

Resisting temptation and instilling self-control are general human goals, and repeatedly failing to achieve them is a source of much of our misery.