Richard Branson’s team reached out to ask if we’d be interested in being featured on Virgin.com’s content platform. (Sure!) On the theme of failure. (Huh.)

Failure for us is just part of being digital. We try things, we take risks, we measure and learn — all part of the fail-fast mindset we bring when inspiring people to do big things together, like elect Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, legalize same-sex marriage through our work with Freedom to Marry, and build an army of advocates for brands like Google and Ford.

Watch Virgin.com’s video featuring Samir Patel, managing director of our London office, on why you should forget fear, take risks, and embrace failure: