5 Embarrassing INNOVATION MISTAKES I made, and what I learned

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When you’re innovating, you’re going to make a lot of mistakes. The trick is to recognize your mistakes, and learn from them.

So today, I’m getting personal, and sharing 5 embarrassing mistakes I’ve made, and what I learned from them, so you can avoid falling into these traps.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:32 Mistake 1: Not validating your product idea, because you’re the target audience
1:41 Mistake 2: Fixing hard problems with simple gamification
3:07 Mistake 3: Believing what customers say they will do
4:56 Mistake 4: Using high-fidelity graphics in early mockups
6:01 Mistake 5: Showing rough sketches to busy executives
7:27 Conclusions

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