This chapter delves into the emotional toll and hard work experienced by founders in building a company, as well as advice for a younger self on seeking validation and company dynamics. It addresses challenges in communicating vision without excessive validation, rapid growth driven by consumer support, and personal identity intertwined with professional title. The speaker reflects on the need for a different approach in business, the difficulty of letting go, and the fear of self-worth validation through external factors.
Actor and entrepreneur Jessica Alba discusses the challenges and the misogyny she faced starting The Honest Company, how she slowly reclaimed her identity, and why ten years later she has stepped away from the company. She and Trevor also debate whether it’s better to be killed with a gun or with a knife (on a movie set, not in real life where both are bad).
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