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Why You Should Hire Someone Who Failed Publicly
In this episode of Hiring & Firing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why candidates who have experienced a public failure often make stronger hires than those with pristine resumes. They examine a 2025 study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business showing that entrepreneurs who failed before age 35 and started a second venture performed 18% better on average than first-time founders. The hosts discuss the concept of 'failure literacy' — the ability to articulate what went wrong, own the mistake, and describe specific changes made — and why it predicts resilience…
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