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.