yeah this happened too..
So he asked the guy - "Tell me something your resume doesn't have" Candidate smiled. Said - "Failures" He leaned in - "Tell me more" Candidate says - Got dropped by someone I thought was forever. Raised Capital - Solo. Hired people smarter than me - followed the playbook on having tough conversations. Didn't work. Co-founders turned strangers. Arguments over equity, direction, ego. Left the company I started - with money still in the bank and no scandal. Moved back home. No job. No pitch deck. Just silence. Burnt 2 years of personal runway - on hope and hubris. Watched juniors I hired give TED talks. Watched people I mentored raise Series B. Swallowed it all. Quietly
Funny how resumes still only lists wins EXCLUSIVELY. If your resume only lists wins, you’re either playing too safe - or too scared to admit where you grew the most.
PS: If it matters, this is my own story. Not anyone elses.
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Why would someone want to post their failures in Resume.?? And why would someone recruit you for being a failure??
Wins are reason/lesson learnt from failures and you have already posted your wins, if you have 0 wins someday in future you'll definitely get (should focus on getting it).
Don't focus on some mistake you made/ failure that occurred to you instead focus on winning/achieving.
Failures or learnings.. people see it the way they want .. and showcase it the way they want.
I offered my perspective.. you offered yours :)
