Fail Fast, Learn Faster

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book is the culmination of several decades of learning, experiences, and adventures in the world of business – dinners, breakfasts, lunches, airline flights, train rides, meetings, discussions, presentations.

Ultimately, as this book has attempted to capture, business comes down to relationships and trust.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank some of the colleagues and associates whose experiences I have learned from, whose trust I have relied upon, and whose perspectives have been invaluable:

Tom Swithenbank, Bob Driscoll, and Spencer Joyner

 – Mentors and colleagues at Harte-Hanks Data Technologies

Paul Barth

 – Colleague, industry luminary, and co-founder of NewVantage Partners

Paul Bergamo, Greg Holcombe, Bill Bain, Lisa Wentworth, John Ahrendt, Rich Masi, Blaise Heltai, Peter Kim, Rich Sokolosky, Alex Sheyner, and Kip Wolin

 – Colleagues and the experts at NewVantage Partners

Tom Davenport, Mel Taub, Joe Smialowski, Harvey Koeppel, Steve Sheinheit, Lynda Applegate, Dick Mucci, John Bottega, George Overholser, SR Ramakrishnan, and Pete Johnson

 – Industry colleagues and trusted advisors to NewVantage Partners

Rich D'Amore, Ash Gupta, and Rich Stein

 – Trusted industry advisors and friends

Zach Schisgal and the team at Wiley

 – For the encouragement and support

Beth Black

 – Better half, most trusted advisor, force of nature, font of wisdom, partner