#GIRLBOSS
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00G3L13UQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 459 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Annie Z said SOPHIA IS GOD (or at least she thinks she is). I mean, ugh I hate writing this in the face of so much fanfare, but felt like I needed to get some frustration off my chest.The good:+ This book is incredibly compelling. I finished the entire thing on one SOPHIA IS GOD (or at least she thinks she is) Annie Z I mean, ugh I hate writing this in the face of so much fanfare, but felt like I needed to get some frustration off my chest.The good:+ This book is incredibly compelling. I finished the entire thing on one 4-hour flight on 3 hours of sleep. She (or her ghostwriter) is a great storyteller.+ It truly is inspiring to read about a type of success not born of traditional privilege or ambition - I hope this book gets a lot of other young women out there to kick-start their dreams.+ I really appreciate that she didn't focus on gender at all - this wasn't a "girl power!" book so much as it was an "entrepreneur power!" book written by a girl.The les. -hour flight on SOPHIA IS GOD (or at least she thinks she is) I mean, ugh I hate writing this in the face of so much fanfare, but felt like I needed to get some frustration off my chest.The good:+ This book is incredibly compelling. I finished the entire thing on one SOPHIA IS GOD (or at least she thinks she is) Annie Z I mean, ugh I hate writing this in the face of so much fanfare, but felt like I needed to get some frustration off my chest.The good:+ This book is incredibly compelling. I finished the entire thing on one 4-hour flight on 3 hours of sleep. She (or her ghostwriter) is a great storyteller.+ It truly is inspiring to read about a type of success not born of traditional privilege or ambition - I hope this book gets a lot of other young women out there to kick-start their dreams.+ I really appreciate that she didn't focus on gender at all - this wasn't a "girl power!" book so much as it was an "entrepreneur power!" book written by a girl.The les. -hour flight on 3 hours of sleep. She (or her ghostwriter) is a great storyteller.+ It truly is inspiring to read about a type of success not born of traditional privilege or ambition - I hope this book gets a lot of other young women out there to kick-start their dreams.+ I really appreciate that she didn't focus on gender at all - this wasn't a "girl power!" book so much as it was an "entrepreneur power!" book written by a girl.The les. hours of sleep. She (or her ghostwriter) is a great storyteller.+ It truly is inspiring to read about a type of success not born of traditional privilege or ambition - I hope this book gets a lot of other young women out there to kick-start their dreams.+ I really appreciate that she didn't focus on gender at all - this wasn't a "girl power!" book so much as it was an "entrepreneur power!" book written by a girl.The les. Teresa Cobos said There are many people in the world that have it easy but I would say there are far more that. I'm having a hard time even getting through this book. I have never heard of Nasty Gal before and had I known it was a vintage clothing brand I would have re-thought my purchase, that part is all on me though. She is a rags to riches success story with the typical troubled childhood and all. There are many people in the world that have it easy but I would say there are far more that have it hard, and much worse. Everything about her book lead back to her being self-righteous and egocentric. She may have built her brand from the bottom up but she doesn't admit failures in the aspect of her own business, just blaming others and lack of intere. THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX In the New York Times bestseller that the Washington Post called “Lean In for misfits,” Sophia Amoruso shares how she went from dumpster diving to founding one of the fastest-growing retailers in the world. Amoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and scrounging in dumpsters for leftover bagels. By age twenty-two she had dropped out of school, and was broke, directionless, and checking IDs in the lobby of an art school—a job she’d taken for the health insurance. It was in that lobby that Sophia decided to start selling vintage clothes on eBay. Flash forward to today, and she’s the founder of
It was in that lobby that Sophia decided to start selling vintage clothes on eBay.Flash forward to today, and she’s the founder of Nasty Gal and the founder and CEO of Girlboss. It’s about trusting your instincts and following your gut; knowing which rules to follow and which to break; when to button up and when to let your freak flag fly.“A witty and cleverly told account It’s this kind of honest advice, plus the humorous ups and downs of her rise in online retail, that make the book so appealing.” —Los Angeles Times“Amoruso teaches the innovative and entrepreneurial among us to play to our strengths, learn from our mistakes, and know when to break a few of the traditional rules.” —Vanity Fair “#GIRLBOSS is more than a book #
"Rather than present a get-rich-quick manual or a list of business tips, Amoruso teaches the innovative and entrepreneurial among us to play to our strengths, learn from our mistakes, and know when to break a few of the traditional rules." —Vanity Fair "A witty and cleverly told account It’s this kind of honest advice, plus the humorous ups and downs of her rise in online retail, that make the book so appealing." —Los Angeles Times"#GIRLBOSS is more than a book #GIRLBOSS is a movement." —Lena Dunham
Sophia Amoruso is the Founder of Nasty Gal and the Founder and CEO of Girlboss. A creative visionary, modern-day entrepreneur, and fashion doyenne, Sophia has become one of the most prominent figures in retail and a cultural icon for a generation of women seeking ownership of their careers and futures. . Netflix's forthcoming TV series Girlboss, based on Sophia's life, is debuting in spring 2017