It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.

Sara Blakely

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Sara Blakely

Born in 1971 in Florida, Sara Blakely worked as a fax-machine saleswoman and at Disney World before founding the shapewear brand Spanx in 2000 with just $5,000. She grew the business without outside investment and in 2012 became the youngest self-made female billionaire on the Forbes list. Her entrepreneurial journey — from identifying a pain point through patent filing and channel development, all executed single-handedly — is a textbook case of bootstrapped venture building.

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Sara Blakely's Other Quotes

Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.

My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn't have something, he would be disappointed.

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