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From the Ted Talk by Leticia Gasca: Don't fail fast -- fail mindfully
Unscramble the Blue Letters
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With some friends, I cofounded a social enterprise with the mission to help the women create an income stream and _______ their quality of life. We did everything by the book, as we had learned in ________ school. We got _________, we spent a lot of time building the business and training the women. But soon we realized we were _______. The handmade products were not selling, and the _________ plan we had made was totally unrealistic. In fact, we worked for years without a salary, hoping that a miracle would ______, that _________ a great buyer would arrive and she would make the business profitable. But that miracle never happened.
Solution
- business
- novices
- financial
- magically
- improve
- investors
- happen
Original Text
With some friends, I cofounded a social enterprise with the mission to help the women create an income stream and improve their quality of life. We did everything by the book, as we had learned in business school. We got investors, we spent a lot of time building the business and training the women. But soon we realized we were novices. The handmade products were not selling, and the financial plan we had made was totally unrealistic. In fact, we worked for years without a salary, hoping that a miracle would happen, that magically a great buyer would arrive and she would make the business profitable. But that miracle never happened.
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