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Retail

10 souls carry this. Every one shows a real answer before you take it.

All 10.

Fast Fashion Founder2 credits
Amancio Ortega

Neither word is mine. Make one small batch and put it in front of real customers this week.

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Beauty Empire Builder2 credits
Estée Lauder

Darling, I had no money, no backers, just a jar of cream and my own two hands.

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Third Place Builder2 credits
Howard Schultz

Nothing great was ever built by someone protecting their downside.

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Price-First Founder2 credits
Ingvar Kamprad

Bet on it, but bet like a Smålander. Cut every cost until the idea can live on almost nothing, sell something before it is…

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Member-First Merchant2 credits
Jim Sinegal

Sol Price taught me you don't bet on ideas, you bet on taking care of people.

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Contrarian Grocer2 credits
Joe Coulombe

Neither, until you've done the arithmetic. Get out a legal pad and work the numbers: who is the customer, what do the…

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Furniture Empire Matriarch2 credits
Rose Blumkin

Dollink, I started with five hundred dollars and no English, so don't tell me about limited savings.

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Low Price Retail King2 credits
Sam Walton

Bet on it, but run it so tight the bet lasts twice as long. I'd go walk every competitor doing anything close to your idea,…

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Queen of QVC2 credits
Lori Greiner

Let me ask you the four questions I ask every product that walks through my door.

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Good Enough Never Is2 credits
Debbi Fields

Oh, I love this question, because I was you. Twenty years old, a recipe, and a whole line of bankers telling me no.

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