#BoldFail The IDEA Center at Notre Dame

In this next episode of the series #BoldFail, we meet Neil Kane, the director of the graduate ESTEEM program at the University of Notre Dame
#BoldFail is a celebration of strategic failure. No profitable startup or entrepreneur goes from success to success. All experience multiple challenges and failures along the way. Failure by itself is neutral, neither good or bad. The question is: what did we learn from it? Failure in operations and failure that results from complexity can be prevented with proper processes, oversight, and care. But failure that comes from pushing beyond boundaries is a commendable, necessary step because it breaks new ground on the path to discovery. #BoldFail is a celebration of the mindset that sees the future, seizes opportunity and embraces failure as a routine step toward success, a chance to persevere or pivot rather than quit.

In this next episode of the series #BoldFail, we meet Sara Andrews, a Notre Dame graduate and founder of Bumbleroot, a regenerative food company that emphasizes health and nutrition.

In this next episode of the series #BoldFail, we meet Sam Miller. Sam is the head of the head of the entrepreneurship and innovation minor in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. Sam works with a variety of students from freshman to seniors and has experienced many different sides of the start-up process.

In this next episode of the series #BoldFail, we meet Matt Cornelius. Matt is the founder of Pace Drone, as well as a sophomore at Notre Dame. Pace Drone uses drone technology to track a runner’s pace to ensure they are running at an adequate speed to complete their race on the time they want.

In this next episode of the series #BoldFail, we meet Kyle Murphy. Kyle is the founder and CEO of Enspice, as well as a 2020 Notre Dame alum. Enspice is the first nutrient enhanced spice that began as a nonprofit, but might be making an appearance into national grocery retailers in the coming years. As CEO of the startup, Kyle, working alongside his father as co-founder, describes how he overcame obstacles associated with his initial prototypes, such as ensuring cost effectiveness, and his ideas to expand Enspice’s product line going forward. 
 
#BoldFail is a celebration of strategic failure. No profitable startup or entrepreneur goes from success to success. All experience multiple challenges and failures along the way. Failure by itself is neutral, neither good nor bad. The question is: what did we learn from it? Failure in operations and failure that results from complexity can be prevented with proper processes, oversight, and care. But failure that comes from pushing beyond boundaries is a commendable, necessary step because it breaks new ground on the path to discovery. #BoldFail is a celebration of the mindset that sees the future, seizes opportunity and embraces failure as a routine step toward success, a chance to persevere or pivot rather than quit. 

For the ninth episode of the series #BoldFail, we meet Nate Miller. Nate is a graduate of the ESTEEM program, where he developed Consensus Networks as a part of his thesis, which he then founded in 2016. As CEO of the startup, Nate has experienced firsthand both the rewards and obstacles associated with starting and expanding upon a unique idea. He explains how the ESTEEM program helped to shape his company and the importance of getting the opinions of professors, classmates, and investors to bring a venture to life. If you haven’t already, make sure to take a listen to our sixth episode with Jessica Dennis to learn more about the ESTEEM program at the University of Notre Dame!
 
#BoldFail is a celebration of strategic failure. No profitable startup or entrepreneur goes from success to success. All experience multiple challenges and failures along the way. Failure by itself is neutral, neither good nor bad. The question is: what did we learn from it? Failure in operations and failure that results from complexity can be prevented with proper processes, oversight, and care. But failure that comes from pushing beyond boundaries is a commendable, necessary step because it breaks new ground on the path to discovery. #BoldFail is a celebration of the mindset that sees the future, seizes opportunity and embraces failure as a routine step toward success, a chance to persevere or pivot rather than quit.