Comments on: Failing in Style – Guest post by Jenny Hall, former CEO of Trendi.com http://openambition.com/2009/03/16/failing-in-style-guest-post-by-jenny-hall-former-ceo-of-trendicom/ The juncture of success and meaningful failure Wed, 04 May 2011 22:41:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lots of low cost experiments « Open Ambition http://openambition.com/2009/03/16/failing-in-style-guest-post-by-jenny-hall-former-ceo-of-trendicom/#comment-118 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:58:26 +0000 http://meaningfulfailure.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/failing-in-style-guest-post-by-jenny-hall-former-ceo-of-trendicom/#comment-118 [...] Hall also made a similar observation in her post about what she learned as CEO of Trendi.com when it failed.  For her it was “if it won’t matter in three months, don’t spend too much time on [...]

]]> By: Jenny Hall http://openambition.com/2009/03/16/failing-in-style-guest-post-by-jenny-hall-former-ceo-of-trendicom/#comment-78 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:36:07 +0000 http://meaningfulfailure.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/failing-in-style-guest-post-by-jenny-hall-former-ceo-of-trendicom/#comment-78 Jennifer- thanks for the kind words!

And I second Pete- I like your grandmother’s quote!

]]> By: Peter Zaballos http://openambition.com/2009/03/16/failing-in-style-guest-post-by-jenny-hall-former-ceo-of-trendicom/#comment-65 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:54:06 +0000 http://meaningfulfailure.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/failing-in-style-guest-post-by-jenny-hall-former-ceo-of-trendicom/#comment-65 That’s exactly why I thought Jenny’s perspectives were so relevant and brave. A lot of learning, but learning carried forward. And great quote from your grandmother, Jennifer!

]]> By: Jennifer Drobac http://openambition.com/2009/03/16/failing-in-style-guest-post-by-jenny-hall-former-ceo-of-trendicom/#comment-61 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:34:52 +0000 http://meaningfulfailure.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/failing-in-style-guest-post-by-jenny-hall-former-ceo-of-trendicom/#comment-61 Jenny—
Thanks for your post on Open Ambition. I saw a good deal of courage and insight in the revelations that you shared. You have five great tips. Since I am not in the “market,” I will take the liberty of applying them in life more broadly (keep the focus simple and narrow—wear the little black dress and ‘plan’ to let your personality attract people; hire only when absolutely needed—take on new friends only when you can be a good one). So many truths in your guidance. My only recommendation is a for a change of caption. My grandmother Kaiser used to say, “Function in disaster and finish in style!” She’d say it with a dramatic tone and swish of her hand…. You did not “fail;” with this column, you finished in style! Good luck with your next project!

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