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No Dikkering Around

I Failed—Big Time

And Here's Why...

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Scott Dikkers
Jun 27, 2023
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I started an animation company that failed to get off the ground and shut its doors after four years. I lost $200,000.

I wrote and directed a movie that failed to take off, and then the distribution company that agreed to buy it changed their name and skipped town so they wouldn’t have to pay me. They still “own” the movie. I also invested in the movie a…

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