Published Mar 21, 2018

How to find your big idea, w/Spanx's Sara Blakely

Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, reveals the transformative power of outlier ideas and the entrepreneurial mindset needed to build a billion-dollar company, emphasizing persistence, clarity of purpose, and strategic protection of innovative concepts.

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How to find your big idea, w/Spanx's Sara Blakely

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Entrepreneurial Journeys

Embracing Outlier Ideas

Shapewear Revolution

Protecting Your Ideas

Journey to Discovery

Shielding Ideas

The Boiling River

Seizing Opportunities

Grit and Passion

Embracing the Unknown

Thinking Big

Creative Thinking Spaces

From Idea to Action

The Big Idea

Finding Your Idea

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Embracing Outlier Ideas

Finding Big Ideas

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Idea Protection

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Embracing Outlier IdeasSara Blakely, founder of Spanx, shares her journey of transforming a simple idea into a billion-dollar company. She discusses handling skepticism and overcoming criticism while pursuing her unconventional business vision.

Embracing Outlier Ideas

Finding Big IdeasSara Blakely's story of founding Spanx highlights the importance of actively seeking and seizing opportunities. Her journey from selling fax machines to creating a billion-dollar company underscores the power of persistence and clarity of purpose.

Finding Big Ideas

Entrepreneurial MindsetSara Blakely's story of founding Spanx is a testament to the power of grit and expansive thinking. Her journey highlights the importance of persistence and creativity in turning a simple idea into a billion-dollar enterprise.

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Idea ProtectionSara Blakely shares her strategy for protecting early business ideas by keeping them secret and seeking input only from those who can help advance them. She also highlights the importance of legal protections like patents in safeguarding innovations.

Idea Protection

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