Innovation America Innovation America Accelerating the growth of the GLOBAL entrepreneurial innovation economy
Founded by Rich Bendis

NewImage

Every so often, an interview sticks with you for weeks or months. I have thought about a refreshingly honest comment from Billie Goat Soap founder Leanne Faulkner, about the downside of media stories on successful entrepreneurs. I profiled Faulkner for BusinessDay in March.

To recap, Faulkner suffered depression when her venture struggled with the weak retail climate. She said: “I used to read all these stories about successful entrepreneurs and wondered why I was such a failure. I thought I was the problem, not the business.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Entrepreneur ‘failures’ can be heroes too