{"id":74769,"date":"2015-09-25T12:49:12","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T10:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=74769"},"modified":"2015-09-25T12:49:12","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T10:49:12","slug":"rob-forbes-how-i-survived-my-worst-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=74769","title":{"rendered":"Rob Forbes: How I Survived My Worst Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/130898943\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rob Forbes: How I Survived My Worst Failure\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn this presentation, entrepreneur Rob Forbes recounts his biggest failure: the underwhelming launch of PUBLIC Bikes. &#8220;It had me in the fetal position,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I\u2019ve never been so wrong in my life.&#8221; Forbes recounts how the humbling experience made him return to basics and value 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