From Chapter 2 "Fail Fast: The Gift of Failure" in Ingredients of Outliers A Boy Called Ted The son of German immigrants, Ted was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He had a comfortable childhood. He attended Dartmouth College and was editor-in-chief of its humor magazine, until a drinking party cost him that position. After college he traveled to Europe and briefly attended Oxford University before dropping out and continuing his European wanderings. After returning to the U.S., Ted worked successfully for many years in the advertising business and as an editorial … [Read more...]