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    Roundup

    The power of getting it wrong

    CEOs reflect on mistakes that shaped their approach

    Eoin Hinchy, Tines CEO, sharing leadership lessons learned from startup mistakes
    My biggest mistake was underestimating how much motivated and hungry teams of creative people can do.
    -EOIN HINCHY, TINES
    Talita Lacerda, Petlove CEO, discussing leadership mistakes and business growth lessons
    I am now a big believer in setting goals that will create value for both you and the founders whose company you are acquiring.
    -TALITA LACERDA, PETLOVE
    Andrew Farnum, Variant Bio CEO, on learning from leadership failures in biotech
    I realized that even very large pharma and biotech companies didn’t have a tool as sophisticated as ours.
    -ANDREW FARNUM, VARIANT BIO
    Hugo De Wit, Lumicks CEO, shares CEO lessons from entrepreneurial challenges
    If you rely on somebody else, you run the risk of destroying your whole value proposition in the end.
    -HUGO DE WIT, LUMICKS
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