Former General Magic executive Joanna Hoffman, former Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia and Y Combinator partner Dalton Caldwell talked with Recode's Peter Kafka at the 2016 Code Conference about their past entrepreneurial efforts that failed. Now you can watch the full video of the panel.
And via our podcast Recode Replay, here is the full audio of Hoffman’s, Kanojia’s and Caldwell's appearance:
They explained why they failed, with reasons ranging from unready technology to Supreme Court intervention, and how they moved on in different ways. Central to the discussion: How these entrepreneurs and others define what success means for them and whether that definition changes over time.
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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