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From the Ted Talk by Leticia Gasca: Una nueva manera de hablar del fracaso en los negocios

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The idea is that once the new legislation goes into effect, entrepreneurs will be able to csloe their bneuisss via an online pcseors, which will be much more accessible to everyone and shorter. The truth is, when I look back and remember that night when my friends and I confessed our faeulirs to each other six years ago, I'm surprised, because at that meonmt, our intention was very simple: the only thing we wanted to do was put the subject of failure on the table so more friends could see that this was a topic to be talked about. It's not a time for humiliation as in the past, nor is it a cause for celebration, as some people say.

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The idea is that once the new legislation goes into effect, entrepreneurs will be able to _____ their ________ via an online _______, which will be much more accessible to everyone and shorter. The truth is, when I look back and remember that night when my friends and I confessed our ________ to each other six years ago, I'm surprised, because at that ______, our intention was very simple: the only thing we wanted to do was put the subject of failure on the table so more friends could see that this was a topic to be talked about. It's not a time for humiliation as in the past, nor is it a cause for celebration, as some people say.

Solution

  1. close
  2. business
  3. process
  4. moment
  5. failures

Original Text

The idea is that once the new legislation goes into effect, entrepreneurs will be able to close their business via an online process, which will be much more accessible to everyone and shorter. The truth is, when I look back and remember that night when my friends and I confessed our failures to each other six years ago, I'm surprised, because at that moment, our intention was very simple: the only thing we wanted to do was put the subject of failure on the table so more friends could see that this was a topic to be talked about. It's not a time for humiliation as in the past, nor is it a cause for celebration, as some people say.

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