Coping With Failure


Recent Coping With Failure Articles

Why It's Good to Fail Fast

Stella and Dot founder Jessica Herrin explains why her early failure was responsible for her future success.  Read more

Reader Mail: October 2011

Readers respond to our our story about globetrotting 21-year-old Ankur Jain and our How I Did It feature package, along with columns by Jason Fried and Meg H...  Read more

The Scary Side of Entrepreneurship

Chris Savage, the founder of Wistia, on the fear of entrepreneurship  Read more

Recovering From a Blow to Your Brand's Reputation

These 10 brands attempted, some more successfully than others, to bounce back from potentially game-ending disasters. Here's what you can learn from them.  View slideshow

9 Steps to Effective Problem Solving

Problem solving is a skill that start-up founders need to learn quickly. Use these steps to guide you.  Read more

Coping With a Natural Disaster

Corey Russ’s business was nearly destroyed by a tornado--but that didn’t mean he couldn’t help his neighbors.  Read more

Surviving a Really Bad Year

Everything that could go wrong for Greg Nemeth did. He and his company survived.  Read more

Dealing With an IPO Nightmare

Dale Ball took his company public, lost control of it, then was shown the door. He talks about his lessons learned.  Read more

When the Business Fails

It’s a fact: More companies fail than succeed. So when that happens, can the marriage survive?  Read more

Growing Up as a CEO

Learning to take responsibility for your mistakes  Read more

7 Leadership Lessons From an NBA Coach

Avery Johnson, coach of the New Jersey Nets, shares his keys to success in management, regardless of your industry.  Read more

4 Reasons Why Companies Fail

Mark Stevens, author of Your Marketing Sucks , shares the secrets to a successful company.  Read more

The 6 Principles of Success

PepsiCo's Salman Amin shares the six guiding principles that have led him to success in his career.  Read more

Amid Customer Complaints, an Inc. 500 Company Closes

A web-design company that ranked No. 22 on the Inc. 500 just four years ago shut its doors this week, leaving customers wondering why.  Read more

What Really Scares Entrepreneurs?

Taking a deeper look at big risks. Plus, who's making money from Mardi Gras, and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs.  Read more

How to Turn Disaster Into Gold

When one of our products malfunctioned, thousands of stranded customers erupted in fury. Yet we came out of the crisis more credible than ever. Here’s what...  Read more

How to Deliver Bad News to Employees

Whether you're starting the conversation about layoffs, communicating a bad financial situation, or dealing with poor employee performance, being the bearer ...  Read more

American Apparel Again Warns It Could Go Bankrupt

The beleaguered apparel brand reported its second straight quarterly loss and said it might not survive the next 12 months.  Read more

7 Tips for Dealing With a Company Setback

Bouncing back from a financial crisis, product default, or natural disaster is difficult but not impossible. Focus on fixing the problem and finding opportun...  Read more

Start-Ups 2010: Why It's Tough to Launch a Fashion Line

Fashion entrepreneur Leslie Singer was unprepared to handle a large volume of small orders.  Read more

Why Encourage Mistakes?

You can’t just tell employees that you support their decisions to take big risks that could result in mistakes – you have to prove it to them.  Read more

A Catch-22 for Oil Spill Victims

BP gives people looking for settlements a tough choice.  Read more

American Apparel Nears Bankruptcy

With huge losses and slumping sales, the hipster clothing brand says it "may not have sufficient liquidity necessary to sustain operations."  Read more

For Businesses in the Gulf, Still an Uncertain Survival Plan

Although the source of the ongoing oil spill seems to be contained, local businesses still foresee a long road ahead.  Read more

A Honey Maker Fights Back

How honey companies are dealing with colony collapse disorder.  Read more

Marc Ecko is Not Giving Up

After a brutal year during which he was forced to sell off millions in retail assets, the urban wear entrepreneur is back, and he has an audacious goal.  Read more

The Imposter Syndrome - When Fear Blocks Success

High achieving women most commonly suffer from the affects of The Imposter Syndrome, wondering if their choice of words will sound right or if their decision...  Read more

Saving Broadway Books

A story about blogs, books, burritos--and a son who wouldn't let his mother's business fail  Read more

How to Navigate Business Insolvency

Advice on bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, dealing with creditors, and financial insolvency.  Read more

How I Did It: Bob Williamson [Video] 

When Bob Williamson left home at 17, he lived on the streets and did time for heroin possession. But he pulled himself together, and eventually set out on...  Watch video

How I Did It: George Naddaff [Video] 

"Cut my veins and salesmanship pops out." So says George Naddaff, the 77-year-old founder of Boston Chicken and several other successful businesses. So w...  Watch video

Local Hero or Tax Cheat?

Gus Rancatore's ice cream shop, Toscanini's, is a fixture in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When it was seized for nonpayment of taxes, the community responded.  Read more

My Bad [Audio] 

Saying you're sorry -- it's something most of us hate to do. But as a CEO, sometimes you have to acknowledge mistakes. Associate editor Hannah Clark expl...  Watch video

Breakup Blues [Audio] 

Divorce can pose a serious threat to a company. Associate editor Hannah Clark explains how you can protect yourself.   Watch video

Rewriting the Ending [Video] 

Editor-at-large Bo Burlingham shares insights on the unfortunate demise and surprising rebirth of Kepler's Books, and how an entire community received a b...  Watch video