[ForOldHack]

What comes to mind is the Lord Churchill remark, "I Hope my life is moving from one grand failure to another." He lost India. Well, You seem an expert in failing, and that is actually great. I am willing to bet that your next article on what you LEARNED during the processes will be a stunning keeper.

The three things I am left with from the last "What I leaned is..." 1. Get really close to your best users. Get as much feedback as you can. 2. Cut your losses, if you make a mistake. and just today: 3. NEVER trust an agreement you did not get in writing.

And first and foremost: Babe Ruth, led the baseball league, in strikeouts before he led the league in home runs:

"Ruth never struck out 100 times in a season. He led the league in strikeouts five times, but he never struck out more than 93 times. During Ruth's era, to strike out was disgraceful, at least according to the "experts" of the day. Fans, who are the real experts, didn't care as long as the home runs kept on coming."