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by ljf 271 days ago
And in addition they got to watch their friends/family/coworkers succeed and fail many times over.

While it can be very tempting to say 'we tried that before and it didn't work' - the key is people who can understand why it didn't work, or who can encourage you to make your own mistakes and be there to guide you back when needed.