Eric Ries talks about his mistakes and failures, and his three top principles In this fourth part of my four-segment interview with Eric Ries, author of the "Lessons Learned" blog, Eric talks about "failure" and why it happens to all of us and is a prerequesite to learning. "Stop the success theater," he said, referring to entrepreneurs who typically look at their successes as they give advice to others. "We’re in the learning business." Eric also talks about his blindness while at IMVU, thinking that he and his colleagues could "predict the future," and the time he was "paralyzed" right before a launch of IMVU's first version. He also admits that even though he advises people to listen to customers, he often has a difficult time taking the feedback himself. Finally, he shares ...   [ Read more ]