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How to find your big idea w/Spanx's Sara Blakely
Manage episode 249375807 series 1425703
To find your big idea? Look for it. And look for it. And be ready to act. Spanx founder Sara Blakely was actively seeking a business idea when she thought of Spanx. Then she moved fast, found help in the right places, and went all-in. The result: A billion-dollar company & women's wardrobes transformed. With cameos by National Geographic Explorer Andrés Ruzo, former director of the US Patent & Trademark Office Michelle Lee, and Endeavor CEO Linda Rottenberg.
LINKS:
Learn more about The Boiling River Project: http://www.boilingriver.org
Read "The Boiling River" by Andrés Ruzo: https://amzn.to/36iHHNF
Learn more about the U.S. patent system: https://www.uspto.gov/
Meet Andre, who dresses Oprah Winfrey: https://andrewalkerhair.com
Listen to Linda Rottenberg on Masters of Scale: https://mastersofscale.com/linda-rottenberg-the-next-silicon-valley-is/
Read a transcript of this episode: https://mastersofscale.com
Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
500 episodes
Manage episode 249375807 series 1425703
To find your big idea? Look for it. And look for it. And be ready to act. Spanx founder Sara Blakely was actively seeking a business idea when she thought of Spanx. Then she moved fast, found help in the right places, and went all-in. The result: A billion-dollar company & women's wardrobes transformed. With cameos by National Geographic Explorer Andrés Ruzo, former director of the US Patent & Trademark Office Michelle Lee, and Endeavor CEO Linda Rottenberg.
LINKS:
Learn more about The Boiling River Project: http://www.boilingriver.org
Read "The Boiling River" by Andrés Ruzo: https://amzn.to/36iHHNF
Learn more about the U.S. patent system: https://www.uspto.gov/
Meet Andre, who dresses Oprah Winfrey: https://andrewalkerhair.com
Listen to Linda Rottenberg on Masters of Scale: https://mastersofscale.com/linda-rottenberg-the-next-silicon-valley-is/
Read a transcript of this episode: https://mastersofscale.com
Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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