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The chance of failure is almost always better than the guarantee of never knowing.

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Aaron Levie
Age: 38
Born: 1985
Born: December 27
Entrepreneur
Seattle
Washington
Knowing
Chance
Better
Always
Never
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Guarantees
Failure
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