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Psychological safety and tolerance for failure fuel innovation
  • Boris emphasizes that 80 % of ideas are bad; teams must cut losses quickly.
  • A safe environment lets people experiment without fear of blame.
  • Failure is treated as data, not a career risk.
  • This culture leads to rapid iteration and breakthrough ideas.
  • Psychological safety is as important as technical skill for AI product teams.
Boris ChernyLenny's Podcast01:15:21

Supporting quotes

“There's no roadmap for innovation. You have to give people psychological safety that it's okay to fail.” — Boris Cherny
“If the idea is bad you cut your losses and move on.” — Boris Cherny

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