In the factory or on the pasture, ‘failure is not an option’

In the factory or on the pasture, ‘failure is not an option’

It was the 1980s. Interest rates were high. Farm returns were low. The economy was recovering from a brutal recession. And like many of his peers, farmer Jim Whitley was looking for a job to help the family cattle operation survive.

Texas Energy Entrepreneur Embry Canterbury on Betting Big on Israel After October 7: "Failure Is Not an Option"

When Texas energy executive Embry Canterbury met with Israeli entrepreneurs amid sirens and rocket fire last May, he wasn’t deterred—he was inspired. “It’s pretty easy to invest in something when failure is not an option,” Canterbury told Rabbi Rami Goldberg on the “Biblical Money” podcast, describing his decision to pour millions into Israeli tech and defense companies in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks. The petroleum industry veteran, w…