Innovation

Failing - to succeed

Serial tech entrepreneur Nic Haralambous believes that subtly reframing failure can be the drive that pushes you to carry on.

12 September 2018

Business books spill over from bookshops into the walkways of bustling airports, with covers designed to catch the eyes of hustlers looking for a quick fi x to success. Among them, autobiographies of those who have already made it, handing out their 10 steps to the top, making the journey look so effortless.

However, one book stands out from the rest, a stark red and black cover with the words: Do. Fail. Learn. Repeat. On closer inspection, these are the words of South African serial tech entrepreneur Nic Haralambous, 34, and this is his autobiography of his failures in business in chronological order.

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