Task Failed Successfully
Our mistakes. Your milestones. Task Failed Successfully is a no-BS podcast for builders, founders, and creative misfits who are done pretending the road to success is smooth. Hosted by Vince O’Gorman (Nexxt Ideas), Brady MacDonald (Nexxt Ideas), and Christa Hill (Tacit Edge), each episode dives into real stories of failure, false starts, and the hard lessons that come with building anything worth a damn. This isn’t advice from the sidelines—it’s from the trenches. You’ll hear the stuff most people won’t say out loud: missed launches, broken dev promises, wasted budgets, and the pivots that saved it all. It’s sharp, funny, and brutally honest. Because failure isn’t the end—it’s just the cost of doing something that matters.
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Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
S1E3 — The Hidden Startup Playbook They Don’t Want You to See
"If you build it, they will come" is one of the biggest lies in entrepreneurship. And in this episode, we’re blowing that myth wide open.
Startups aren’t failing because the ideas suck, they’re failing because too many founders believe that building a product is the finish line. Spoiler alert: it’s not even the starting gun.
Join hosts Vince O’Gorman (Founder, Nexxt Ideas), Brady MacDonald (Chief of Sales, Nexxt Ideas), and Christa Hill (Co-Founder, Tacit Edge) as they unpack the startup graveyard—idea-first launches that flopped hard—and reveal the playbook no one talks about. The one that actually works.
You’ll hear raw, relatable stories (yes, even the faceplant moments), and walk away with tactical strategies to validate your concept, understand your market, and stop building in the dark. Because good ideas are cheap—validated ones are priceless.
In This Episode:
Why passion alone isn’t a strategy—and how to test your idea before betting the farm.
The real reason 90% of startups fail (and how to avoid joining them).
Hilarious startup war stories from the frontlines—and what they taught us.
A peek inside Nexxt Ideas’ no-fluff validation model.
What it really takes to earn traction before you ever launch.
Perfect for:
Creators with big ideas and even bigger blind spots.
Solopreneurs tired of guessing what their audience wants.
Founders who want to stop wasting time, money, and sanity.
Real talk. Real stories. Real strategies.
Under 30 minutes. Get real insights that could save your startup.
Listen now on taskfailedsuccessfully.dev or wherever you get your podcasts.
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
S1E2: MVP is dead; long live MUP.
Somewhere along the way, Minimum Viable Products turned into bloated messes—packed with half-baked features nobody asked for. Founders overbuild. Users get confused. And what started as a smart way to test becomes a fast track to failure.
In this episode, we talk about why the old MVP mindset isn’t cutting it anymore. We break down real examples of how things go off the rails. And we introduce something better: the MUP. The Minimum Usable Product. It’s lean. It’s simple. It’s built to give your user real value from day one.
No fluff. No feature creep. Just something that works—and works well.
Hosted by Vince O’Gorman (Founder, Nexxt Ideas), Brady MacDonald (Chief of Sales, Nexxt Ideas), and Christa Hill (Co-founder of Tacit-Edge), this one’s for builders who want results, not rework.
What You’ll Learn:
Why most MVPs fail the usability test
How the MUP cuts through the noise and keeps your build on track
Real-life MVP fails and how to avoid repeating them
A simple mindset shift that could save you months of wasted time
Build smart. Ship lean. Deliver real value.
Under 30 minutes. Get real insights that could save your startup.
Listen now on taskfailedsuccessfully.dev or wherever you get your podcasts.
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Welcome to our very first episode of Task Failed Successfully. We’re kicking things off with a truth bomb the industry doesn’t want you to hear.
If you’ve ever worked with a dev shop that overpromised and underdelivered, you’re not crazy—they probably were gaslighting you. Missed deadlines, vague updates, half-baked deliverables... it’s a pattern, not a fluke.
In this episode, we pull back the curtain on why so many digital projects fail and what you can do to stop the bleeding before it starts. We’re talking red flags, broken systems, and how to demand better from your tech partners.
Hosted by Vince O’Gorman (Founder, Nexxt Ideas), Brady MacDonald (Chief of Sales, Nexxt Ideas), and Christa Hill (Co-Founder, Tacit Edge) , this one sets the tone for everything this show stands for—real talk, tough lessons, and smarter ways to build.
What You’ll Learn:
Why so many dev shops talk big but deliver small
How to recognize manipulation before it wrecks your project
What a transparency-first approach looks like in real life
How to protect your budget, your timeline, and your vision
It’s episode one. No BS. No sugarcoating. Just raw, honest insight from people who’ve lived it.
Under 30 minutes. Get real insights that could save your startup.
Listen now on taskfailedsuccessfully.dev or wherever you get your podcasts.