cyberjadugar wrote:
Hi All,
Given that many schools no longer ask for failure essays, how should one mention failed startup experience in CV?
How will adcom view this experience?
- cj
Failed startups can be AMAZING experiences to learn from!
And can make great stories.
It all depends on what you have to tell though.
I mean as you fail - you are getting investment, negotiating, making market studies, leading people, coming up with strategies etc.etc.
Of course success is better!
But failures can be awesome. The rule of thumb is the harder you fail the better.
What I mean is that if your startup is a two-man operation trying to make an app, it's not impressive.
If you got 500,000 angel investment, managed 30 people for a while and THEN failed, its much more interesting.
Makes sense?
I hope so!
cheers,
Jon