Is all publicity good publicity?

The Curmudgeon is pretty smart. He says stuff like:

• Dance like nobody’s watching.
• What other people think of you is none of your business.
• If you’re not called crazy when you start something new, then you’re not thinking big enough.

Consider the US SailGP Team. They entered the league with significantly less applicable experience than other teams, and were bold in their predictions. They expected to do well. They haven’t.

Rather than pursue success in silence, they embrace the spotlight. But their posts on social media are like golf balls on a tee. People swing. Hard. The team isn’t disliked. The leadership is.

The docuseries Uncharted produced three, 30-minute episodes that followed how Jimmy Spithill, 2-time America’s Cup winning skipper, launched a new SailGP team for Italy. But part of Jimmy’s story is how he got removed from the US team by the leadership group.

While Jimmy gets an inspiring portrayal, the US SailGP Team does not. And while American showman P.T. Barnum said, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity,” maybe there is. Judge for yourself: click here