SXSW talk
Teller talks at SXSW about the demise of Glass, and the value of failure:
[Glass] was one of those things that we had to get out into the world as soon as possible. We learned a lot of things about the tech, like the battery. It was also valuable for social testing, and I’m really grateful for all of the fearless pioneers who went on that adventure with us…The great decision was to do the Explorer program. The thing that we did not do well is that we allowed, and sometimes even encouraged, too much attention to the program.
If you’re not failing at least some of the time, you could be learning faster. It’s not about going out and not having these bumps and scrapes, it’s about getting full value from them.
Glass Half Empty
Glass is featured on a Daily Show segment called Glass Half Empty. The segment features sarcastic commentary on discrimination faced by Explorers:
Magellan was an explorer, Chuck Yeager was an explorer. You guys have a f-cking camera on your face.