The Transformation Issue | Idealog.co.nz
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Vend and OMGTech! founder Vaughan Fergusson says there are some big myths out
there in start-up land. The overnight success story is the biggest myth out of them all,
as it comes with an invisible trail of failures behind it. Here, he takes on New Zealand’s
attitude to failure, its ugly sibling, tall poppy syndrome, and explains why all founders
should embrace the fear of failure and not shame those who have given it a go.