Failure is a concept not often seen in a positive light.  Here are just a few famous quotes about that very subject:

 

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

Thomas Edison

 

“He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.”

Richard Whately

 

“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.”  

Richard Branson

 

“Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.”

John Wooden

 

 

People we see as big successes today suffered serious failure along the way, including people such as Walt Disney, Thomas Edison and Bill Gates.

Launch Fishers is sponsoring FailFest Thursday, July 28th, Fishers High School, 9:00am-5:3-pm.  It’s a way of celebrating the learning process failure provides to all of us.  Few, if any of us, are successful 100% of the time.

This year’s list of speakers includes:

 

Chris Baggott, Founder of ClusterTruck;

Kim Brand, President of 1st Maker Space;

Brandon Gorin, 2X Super Bowl Champion and Area Representative of Marco’s Pizza;

Eric Hiler, Founder of Dulead;

Matt Hunckler, Founder and CEO of Verge;

Jared Ingold, Owner of Vardagen;

Steve Loser, Assistant Principal at Fishers High School;

Robert McDonald, Co-Founder of Brandery;

Oscar Moralez, Managing Director of VisionTech Partners & VisionTech Angels;

Polina Osherov, Editor in Chief of Pattern Magazine;

Kris Parmelee, Co-Founder and CEO of Lectio;

Jonathan Polak, Partner of Taft Law;

John Qualls, President of Eleven Fifty Academy;

Teresa Sabatine, Founder of The Jump Network;

Cassie Stockamp, President of The Athenaeum Foundation.

 

More speakers will likely be announced before the event.

This is the third consecutive year Launch Fishers has setup the FailFest event in Fishers.

Early bird ticket pricing is available now at $69.00. Advance sale general admission tickets will be $99.00 and at-the-door sales will be $129.00. Tickets are now available at

www.FailFest.us