Ben Huh on Risks and Memes

The founder and CEO of Cheezburger speaks to us about how he moved past failure and lessons he learned.

Any business, new or otherwise, must work within its available and-or accessible resources.  In this respect, Ben Huh has key lessons learned to share, for example, on the notion of risk.  Entrepreneurs are not so much risk takers, as they are risk managers: We love opportunity, but we hate risk.  In this regard, making smaller bets and making good mistakes are crucial.  What constitutes a good mistake?  One that is not so hefty as to collapse a business, and one that we can learn effectively from.

Even though memes have been around for quite some time, not everyone knows exactly what these viral sensations entail. As they continue to rage on, the king of the meme, Cheezburger founder Ben Huh, gives us the lowdown on this phenomenon.

Rage Comics, Advice Dog, planking, Fail, and LOLCats are all examples of the new collaboration (rf. Clay Shirky on Collaboration, Abundance and Aims).

Thank you for reading, and let me know what you think!

Ron Villejo, PhD