howtofailpod
Actor @instadanjlevy discusses the act of “coming out” and why he thinks it’s bizarre #HowToFail
Actor @instadanjlevy discusses the act of “coming out” and why he thinks it’s bizarre #HowToFail
November 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
howtofailpod
Actor @instadanjlevy discusses the act of “coming out” and why he thinks it’s bizarre #HowToFail
Actor @instadanjlevy discusses the act of “coming out” and why he thinks it’s bizarre #HowToFail
This podcast is so good!! Tom's vulnerability and honesty are on full display!
#TomEllis 📺😈 #HowToFail #ElizabethDay
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#TomEllis 📺😈 #HowToFail #ElizabethDay
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September 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This podcast is so good!! Tom's vulnerability and honesty are on full display!
#TomEllis 📺😈 #HowToFail #ElizabethDay
youtu.be/9FLVQCZ797M?...
#TomEllis 📺😈 #HowToFail #ElizabethDay
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If I wrote a book called “How to Fail” and it didn’t sell a single copy… that’s a bestseller in reverse! Mission *un-*accomplished exactly as planned! 💀📉
#HowToFail
#FailingWithStyle
#BestsellerInReverse
#UnintentionalSuccess
#EpicFailWin
#FlopGoals
#MasterOfFailure
#FailureExpert
#HowToFail
#FailingWithStyle
#BestsellerInReverse
#UnintentionalSuccess
#EpicFailWin
#FlopGoals
#MasterOfFailure
#FailureExpert
June 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If I wrote a book called “How to Fail” and it didn’t sell a single copy… that’s a bestseller in reverse! Mission *un-*accomplished exactly as planned! 💀📉
#HowToFail
#FailingWithStyle
#BestsellerInReverse
#UnintentionalSuccess
#EpicFailWin
#FlopGoals
#MasterOfFailure
#FailureExpert
#HowToFail
#FailingWithStyle
#BestsellerInReverse
#UnintentionalSuccess
#EpicFailWin
#FlopGoals
#MasterOfFailure
#FailureExpert
Rule #37 on #howtofail
Be vague when you delegate.
Don’t give clear instructions or expected outcomes. Then wonder why it’s done wrong and end up redoing it yourself.
Clear input = better output.
#buildinpublic
Be vague when you delegate.
Don’t give clear instructions or expected outcomes. Then wonder why it’s done wrong and end up redoing it yourself.
Clear input = better output.
#buildinpublic
May 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Rule #37 on #howtofail
Be vague when you delegate.
Don’t give clear instructions or expected outcomes. Then wonder why it’s done wrong and end up redoing it yourself.
Clear input = better output.
#buildinpublic
Be vague when you delegate.
Don’t give clear instructions or expected outcomes. Then wonder why it’s done wrong and end up redoing it yourself.
Clear input = better output.
#buildinpublic
Rule #36 on #howtofail
Stick to online networking only
Ignore local meetups, and wonder why no one trusts you enough to do business together.
#buildinpublic
Stick to online networking only
Ignore local meetups, and wonder why no one trusts you enough to do business together.
#buildinpublic
May 15, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Rule #36 on #howtofail
Stick to online networking only
Ignore local meetups, and wonder why no one trusts you enough to do business together.
#buildinpublic
Stick to online networking only
Ignore local meetups, and wonder why no one trusts you enough to do business together.
#buildinpublic
Rule #35 on #howtofail
Overcomplicate your MVP
Add every feature you can think of. Ignore user feedback—your vision is flawless.
Spend months perfecting instead of launching.
#buildinpublic
Overcomplicate your MVP
Add every feature you can think of. Ignore user feedback—your vision is flawless.
Spend months perfecting instead of launching.
#buildinpublic
May 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Rule #35 on #howtofail
Overcomplicate your MVP
Add every feature you can think of. Ignore user feedback—your vision is flawless.
Spend months perfecting instead of launching.
#buildinpublic
Overcomplicate your MVP
Add every feature you can think of. Ignore user feedback—your vision is flawless.
Spend months perfecting instead of launching.
#buildinpublic
Rule #34 on #howtofail
Work in a niche you know nothing about
Skip research. Fake expertise. Ignore industry trends.
Pray no one notices.
#buildinpublic
Work in a niche you know nothing about
Skip research. Fake expertise. Ignore industry trends.
Pray no one notices.
#buildinpublic
May 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Rule #34 on #howtofail
Work in a niche you know nothing about
Skip research. Fake expertise. Ignore industry trends.
Pray no one notices.
#buildinpublic
Work in a niche you know nothing about
Skip research. Fake expertise. Ignore industry trends.
Pray no one notices.
#buildinpublic
Rule #33 on #howtofail
Be afraid to delegate
Believe no one can do it like you. Micromanage when you finally do.
Overcommit to everything yourself.
#buildinpublic
Be afraid to delegate
Believe no one can do it like you. Micromanage when you finally do.
Overcommit to everything yourself.
#buildinpublic
May 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Rule #33 on #howtofail
Be afraid to delegate
Believe no one can do it like you. Micromanage when you finally do.
Overcommit to everything yourself.
#buildinpublic
Be afraid to delegate
Believe no one can do it like you. Micromanage when you finally do.
Overcommit to everything yourself.
#buildinpublic
Rule #32 on #howtofail
Be "too busy" for opportunities
Delay, avoid, or just pretend you didn’t see it.
Why put in the effort when you can let success slip away on its own?
#buildinpublic
Be "too busy" for opportunities
Delay, avoid, or just pretend you didn’t see it.
Why put in the effort when you can let success slip away on its own?
#buildinpublic
May 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Rule #32 on #howtofail
Be "too busy" for opportunities
Delay, avoid, or just pretend you didn’t see it.
Why put in the effort when you can let success slip away on its own?
#buildinpublic
Be "too busy" for opportunities
Delay, avoid, or just pretend you didn’t see it.
Why put in the effort when you can let success slip away on its own?
#buildinpublic
Rule #31 on #howtofail
Feel overwhelmed? Keep it to yourself
Struggle alone. Pretend you’re fine.
Isolation doesn’t make you stronger — it makes you stuck.
#buildinpublic
Feel overwhelmed? Keep it to yourself
Struggle alone. Pretend you’re fine.
Isolation doesn’t make you stronger — it makes you stuck.
#buildinpublic
May 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Rule #31 on #howtofail
Feel overwhelmed? Keep it to yourself
Struggle alone. Pretend you’re fine.
Isolation doesn’t make you stronger — it makes you stuck.
#buildinpublic
Feel overwhelmed? Keep it to yourself
Struggle alone. Pretend you’re fine.
Isolation doesn’t make you stronger — it makes you stuck.
#buildinpublic
Rule #30 on #howtofail
If one project flops, start a new one
Repeat until you’re drowning in half-finished ideas.
Success isn’t about quantity.
It’s about focus.
#buildinpublic
If one project flops, start a new one
Repeat until you’re drowning in half-finished ideas.
Success isn’t about quantity.
It’s about focus.
#buildinpublic
May 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Rule #30 on #howtofail
If one project flops, start a new one
Repeat until you’re drowning in half-finished ideas.
Success isn’t about quantity.
It’s about focus.
#buildinpublic
If one project flops, start a new one
Repeat until you’re drowning in half-finished ideas.
Success isn’t about quantity.
It’s about focus.
#buildinpublic
Rule #29 on #howtofail
Take every “no” personally
Assume one rejection means your idea sucks. Lose motivation after the first dip in engagement.
Quit when it gets hard — which it always does.
#buildinpublic
Take every “no” personally
Assume one rejection means your idea sucks. Lose motivation after the first dip in engagement.
Quit when it gets hard — which it always does.
#buildinpublic
May 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Rule #29 on #howtofail
Take every “no” personally
Assume one rejection means your idea sucks. Lose motivation after the first dip in engagement.
Quit when it gets hard — which it always does.
#buildinpublic
Take every “no” personally
Assume one rejection means your idea sucks. Lose motivation after the first dip in engagement.
Quit when it gets hard — which it always does.
#buildinpublic
Rule #28 on #howtofail
Work on multiple ideas
Try to do everything at once. Guess what? You’ll end up dropping all of them.
Focus on one thing, and you'll actually get something done.
#buildinpublic
Work on multiple ideas
Try to do everything at once. Guess what? You’ll end up dropping all of them.
Focus on one thing, and you'll actually get something done.
#buildinpublic
May 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Rule #28 on #howtofail
Work on multiple ideas
Try to do everything at once. Guess what? You’ll end up dropping all of them.
Focus on one thing, and you'll actually get something done.
#buildinpublic
Work on multiple ideas
Try to do everything at once. Guess what? You’ll end up dropping all of them.
Focus on one thing, and you'll actually get something done.
#buildinpublic
Rule #26 on #howtofail
Start building before validating your idea
Spend months on development.
Assume everyone needs it.
Ignore feedback.
What’s built without validation doesn’t sell
#buildinpublic
Start building before validating your idea
Spend months on development.
Assume everyone needs it.
Ignore feedback.
What’s built without validation doesn’t sell
#buildinpublic
May 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Rule #26 on #howtofail
Start building before validating your idea
Spend months on development.
Assume everyone needs it.
Ignore feedback.
What’s built without validation doesn’t sell
#buildinpublic
Start building before validating your idea
Spend months on development.
Assume everyone needs it.
Ignore feedback.
What’s built without validation doesn’t sell
#buildinpublic
Rule #25 on #howtofail
Quit your job with zero income from your business
Bet everything on an unproven idea.
Stress about rent instead of growth.
Money pressure kills creativity fast.
#buildinpublic
Quit your job with zero income from your business
Bet everything on an unproven idea.
Stress about rent instead of growth.
Money pressure kills creativity fast.
#buildinpublic
May 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Rule #25 on #howtofail
Quit your job with zero income from your business
Bet everything on an unproven idea.
Stress about rent instead of growth.
Money pressure kills creativity fast.
#buildinpublic
Quit your job with zero income from your business
Bet everything on an unproven idea.
Stress about rent instead of growth.
Money pressure kills creativity fast.
#buildinpublic
Rule #23 on #howtofail
Scale before you’re ready
Add users, features, and stress — all at once.
Break things that were barely working to begin with.
What’s not stable at 10 users won’t survive 1,000.
#buildinpublic
Scale before you’re ready
Add users, features, and stress — all at once.
Break things that were barely working to begin with.
What’s not stable at 10 users won’t survive 1,000.
#buildinpublic
May 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Rule #23 on #howtofail
Scale before you’re ready
Add users, features, and stress — all at once.
Break things that were barely working to begin with.
What’s not stable at 10 users won’t survive 1,000.
#buildinpublic
Scale before you’re ready
Add users, features, and stress — all at once.
Break things that were barely working to begin with.
What’s not stable at 10 users won’t survive 1,000.
#buildinpublic
Rule #21 on #howtofail
Avoid asking specialists and mentors for feedback
Fear criticism. Fear being wrong.
Stay comfortable — and stuck.
What you hide from can’t help you grow.
#buildinpublic
Avoid asking specialists and mentors for feedback
Fear criticism. Fear being wrong.
Stay comfortable — and stuck.
What you hide from can’t help you grow.
#buildinpublic
April 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Rule #21 on #howtofail
Avoid asking specialists and mentors for feedback
Fear criticism. Fear being wrong.
Stay comfortable — and stuck.
What you hide from can’t help you grow.
#buildinpublic
Avoid asking specialists and mentors for feedback
Fear criticism. Fear being wrong.
Stay comfortable — and stuck.
What you hide from can’t help you grow.
#buildinpublic
Rule #20 on #howtofail
Work alone. Decide alone
Ignore feedback. Trust only yourself.
Mistakes echo louder when no one else is in the room.
What’s built in isolation usually stays there.
Work alone. Decide alone
Ignore feedback. Trust only yourself.
Mistakes echo louder when no one else is in the room.
What’s built in isolation usually stays there.
April 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Rule #20 on #howtofail
Work alone. Decide alone
Ignore feedback. Trust only yourself.
Mistakes echo louder when no one else is in the room.
What’s built in isolation usually stays there.
Work alone. Decide alone
Ignore feedback. Trust only yourself.
Mistakes echo louder when no one else is in the room.
What’s built in isolation usually stays there.
Rule #19 on #howtofail
Hope a business model magically appears
Users love it. You love it.
Your bank account hates it.
What’s free forever usually dies fast.
#buildinpublic
Hope a business model magically appears
Users love it. You love it.
Your bank account hates it.
What’s free forever usually dies fast.
#buildinpublic
April 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Rule #19 on #howtofail
Hope a business model magically appears
Users love it. You love it.
Your bank account hates it.
What’s free forever usually dies fast.
#buildinpublic
Hope a business model magically appears
Users love it. You love it.
Your bank account hates it.
What’s free forever usually dies fast.
#buildinpublic
Rule #18 on #howtofail
Collect endless feedback. Change nothing
Nod. Thank them. Ignore it all.
Call it “staying true to the vision.”
#buildinpublic
Collect endless feedback. Change nothing
Nod. Thank them. Ignore it all.
Call it “staying true to the vision.”
#buildinpublic
April 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Rule #18 on #howtofail
Collect endless feedback. Change nothing
Nod. Thank them. Ignore it all.
Call it “staying true to the vision.”
#buildinpublic
Collect endless feedback. Change nothing
Nod. Thank them. Ignore it all.
Call it “staying true to the vision.”
#buildinpublic
Rule #17 on #howtofail
Pivot every two weeks
No consistency. No clarity. Just chaos rebranded.
What never settles never scales.
#buildinpublic
Pivot every two weeks
No consistency. No clarity. Just chaos rebranded.
What never settles never scales.
#buildinpublic
April 24, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Rule #17 on #howtofail
Pivot every two weeks
No consistency. No clarity. Just chaos rebranded.
What never settles never scales.
#buildinpublic
Pivot every two weeks
No consistency. No clarity. Just chaos rebranded.
What never settles never scales.
#buildinpublic
Rule #16 on #howtofail
Overpromise. Underdeliver.
Talk big. Ship small. Hope no one notices.
What’s hyped must deliver.
#buildinpublic
Overpromise. Underdeliver.
Talk big. Ship small. Hope no one notices.
What’s hyped must deliver.
#buildinpublic
April 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Rule #16 on #howtofail
Overpromise. Underdeliver.
Talk big. Ship small. Hope no one notices.
What’s hyped must deliver.
#buildinpublic
Overpromise. Underdeliver.
Talk big. Ship small. Hope no one notices.
What’s hyped must deliver.
#buildinpublic
Rule #15 on #howtofail
Focus on aesthetics over function
Gorgeous UI. Zero utility. Users impressed... then gone.
What looks good isn’t always useful.
#buildinpublic
Focus on aesthetics over function
Gorgeous UI. Zero utility. Users impressed... then gone.
What looks good isn’t always useful.
#buildinpublic
April 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Rule #15 on #howtofail
Focus on aesthetics over function
Gorgeous UI. Zero utility. Users impressed... then gone.
What looks good isn’t always useful.
#buildinpublic
Focus on aesthetics over function
Gorgeous UI. Zero utility. Users impressed... then gone.
What looks good isn’t always useful.
#buildinpublic
Rule #14 on #howtofail
Confuse motion with progress
Lots of meetings. Endless planning. Nothing ships.
What stays in draft dies quietly.
#buildinpublic
Confuse motion with progress
Lots of meetings. Endless planning. Nothing ships.
What stays in draft dies quietly.
#buildinpublic
April 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Rule #14 on #howtofail
Confuse motion with progress
Lots of meetings. Endless planning. Nothing ships.
What stays in draft dies quietly.
#buildinpublic
Confuse motion with progress
Lots of meetings. Endless planning. Nothing ships.
What stays in draft dies quietly.
#buildinpublic