CBS and Lloyd Braun acquired his niche community sites, but Dwell.com's Head of Product Ethan Lance has one or two big Whiskey Media failures under his tech belt, too. See more at http://www.failbetterpodcast.com

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3. Building Communities That Don't Suck

GameSpot's founder, AfterEffects' creator, and iFilm's CEO quit their jobs to launch a software company. How could it go wrong? And yet... GoodAgile CEO Pete Deemer talks about his biggest fail. See more at http://www.failbetterpodcast.com

2. Steve Jobs Cheered, Then Everything Went Wrong.

Epitonic.com could have been Pitchfork or Spotify. But after millions of customers, a Webby, and an acquisition, it was gone. Thanx.com's Head of Product Aaron Newton explains what went wrong. See more at http://www.failbetterpodcast.com

1. The First Great MP3 Site Had Two Fatal Flaws. Don't Repeat Them.

The epic comedy site ZUG had 4.5MM uniques, top rankings for viagra & credit card, and both Michael Jackson and Bill Gates. And yet, you've probably never heard of it. CEO John Hargrave tells all.

4. Bill Gates, Viagra, and The Stolen Credit Cards

Every great Product Leader and Startup CEO has at least one outstanding failure to share. Sometimes they're funny, sometimes they're awful, sometimes they're truly spectacular... but they always produce better Product Owners in the end.  Listen today, and learn to spot seductive product perils, and avoid them like a pro. After all, agile and scrum will only get you so far.

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