Happy New Year!

As we begin fresh in 2010, it's a good time to learn from our mistakes. In the news right now there's a lot of talk about failure: big banks, the health care system, you name it. On the plane back from my vacation, I read one of my favorite magazines, WIRED. The theme of the issue is failure and how it ultimately leads to success. As first years prepare for Innovator and second years prepare for re-entry into the workforce, it's an interesting way to think about taking risks and seeing opportunities and learning about some of the neuroscience behind failing: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fail_accept_defeat/. Also, check out what Hulu CEO Jason Kilar learned from a major failure when he worked at Amazon: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fail_greatest_mistakes/