In this keynote, Nic discusses the inherent need for businesses to embrace and prepare for failure. Failure is not the opposite of success.

1. DO.
Nicholas Haralambous
FAIL.
LEARN.
REPEAT.

3. MOKUSATSU

4. WORDS MATTER

5. Failure

6. Failure is not
the opposite
of success.

7. School business - failed
Learners license - failed (3 times)
StudentWire.net - failed
Digspot.co.za - failed
Thus Far Band - failed
Freelance Career - failed
Nudjit Gadget Blog - failed
Nic’s Failest Hits
Motribe - Sold
Forefront Africa - Sold

8. Nic’s Failest Hits
Motribe
Forefront Africa
DO
FAIL
LEARN
REPEAT
DO
FAIL
LEARN
REPEAT

9. WORDS MATTER

10. FAILABILITY
Your ability to fail.

11. The higher your failability, the more
significant your success could be.

12. School = Succeed ≠ Fail

13. Life = Succeed ≠ Fail

14. Relationships = Succeed ≠ Fail

15. Business = Succeed ≠ Fail

16. FEAR AMBITION

17. FEAR AMBITION

18. SMALL COST BIG COST
BIG LOSS
BIG WIN

19. SMALL COST BIG COST
BIG LOSS
BIG WIN

20. DANGER
ZONE
SMALL COST BIG COST
BIG LOSS
BIG WIN

21. FAILABILITY FRAMEWORK
Can I start right now?
What is the cost?
What will I lose?
What will I gain?
Will this kill me?
SMALL COST BIG COST
BIG LOSS
BIG WIN

22. “Ease is a greater threat to
progress than hardship”
- Denzel Washington

24. Are you talking about failure?

27. POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH
Greater appreciation of life.
Changed sense of priorities.
Warmer, more intimate relationships.
Greater sense of personal strength
Recognition of new possibilities or
paths for one's life.

28. POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH
I didn’t die.
I am stronger.
I learned.
Do. It. Again.

29. "Fall down seven times,
get up eight.”
- Denzel Washington

33. “If you're not prepared to be
wrong, you'll never come up
with anything original.”
- Ken Robinson

34. INNOVATION
is baked in an oven
of failure

35. FAILABILITY
Your ability to fail.

37. USE DIFFERENT
WORDS.
WORDS MATTERDO MORE.
TALK ABOUT
FAILURE.

38. Failure is not
the opposite
of success.

39. Not trying is
the opposite
of success.

40. It’s a bit creepy but
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