My last failure was an idea so terrible and provocative it had to get some kind ...

		motohagiography on Sept 18, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why did your startup fail and what did you... My last failure was an idea so terrible and provocative it had to get some kind of traction. Never failed to get a "that's brilliant," laugh, but required more finesse to get people to follow through. Burned some bridges, but really, who wants flammable bridges anyway.