2
Pros and Cons and Pirates
Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward
—John C. Maxwell
Dash stood with Ted on the top deck of the Chiron. The wind whipped at her, and she kept shaking her head to get her hair out of her eyes.
Three man-size drones whirred above them, struggling to hold position against the gusting air. Ted watched them mournfully.
Dash shook her head. “Bring them in, Ted. I think we’ve learned as much as we need to.”
After bringing the drones back and stowing them, Ted followed Dash glumly to her office. He fingered her jade Ganesha statue as she delivered the final verdict. “I’m sorry, Ted, but as the simulations suggested, they just can’t draw enough power from a satellite.”
Ted had come to Dash with an idea for a much longer-range copter. Despite the advan
