CTS 2012: Failure is okay, says Google Canada chief

TORONTO – Chris O’Neill believes that Canadians worry too much about failing. O’Neill, managing director of Google Canada, said failed high-tech ventures are actually a badge of honor in Silicon Valley, where Google is headquartered. Speaking in Toronto at the Canadian Telecom Summit late Monday afternoon, the native Canadian and Western University grad argued that failed ventures by entrepreneurs increase their odds of succeeding the next time around. “Canadians view failure as something to be ashamed of,” he said. “That’s not true.” Concerned that Canada won’t take steps to create a lasting digital economy, O’Neill rattled off statistics about the...