The winners when you're doing
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The winners when you're doing these experiments
pay for thousands of losers.
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Meaning
This quote means experiments work like a payoff table: a few winners can fund many losers, so you can’t fear failure.
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Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is an American entrepreneur and founder of Amazon, widely recognized for his innovation in e-commerce and space exploration. His quotes often reflect entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and long-term vision. Bezos inspires business leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to pursue bold ideas, embrace experimentation, and scale ventures with persistence and strategy.
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