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" My days of being the tardy employee at the record store gave me a cultural and musical understanding that was more unique than if I'd just listened to garbage-y pop on the radio my entire life. "

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" I want to give other creatives the opportunity to find the entrepreneur inside themselves and teach them how to build their own platform. "

Sophia Amoruso

Opportunity

Teach

Entrepreneur

" Sometimes in the world, there's such pressure to follow a certain path that we forget the importance of learning as we go. "

" I think many people go to business school and learn ways to play it safe, ensuring that they avoid some of the pain that entrepreneurs endure while taking less calculated risks. "

" I've probably spent more time than any other brand reading every last comment. To listen to people the way you're able to online is very powerful. "

" I've never seen someone work for a salary. "

" I would say I'm a boss who's learning, and I hope people have the patience for the fact that I'm learning along the way because that's a tough thing. "

" My favorite magazine is the 'Harvard Business Review.' If someone sat across from me in a restaurant and didn't know me, that might surprise them. "

" I don't lead with an iron fist. I don't yell at people. I have a way of making my opinion clear. "

" In an ideal world, you'd never have to do things that are below your position, but this isn't an ideal world, and it's never going to be. "

" Failure is your invention. "

" Nothing will teach you more about perceived value than taking something with literally no value and selling it in the auction format. It teaches you the beauty and power of presentation, and how you can make magic out of nothing. "

" A typical day for me involves a lot of meetings. "

Sophia Amoruso

Meetings

Lot

" My parents taught me the value of money and working hard. And I kind of got that in me intuitively. "

Sophia Amoruso

Parents

Money

" I love clothing and still shop a lot of vintage. "

" I was terrified and confused every day of my life until I started Nasty Gal, and for a good while after as well. "

" It was easy for me in my bathrobe to provide really great customer service. As an introvert, it's really much easier to do than when standing in a retail store. "

Sophia Amoruso

Customer

Great

" A lot of young people who I employ expect a raise after three months or expect not to have to put in more work than what's in their job description. "

" Money looks better in the bank than on your feet. "

" You can't convince someone else - whether it's a potential employer, a loan officer at the car dealership, or someone you've been crushing on - that you're amazing and terrific if you don't actually think you are. "

" I don't read fashion blogs all that much. I do read magazines, and I trust my friends' opinions, even though we all dress very differently. "

" I built a huge profitable business with no debt. "

" I'm really good at hiring good people. "

" My entire youth has been Nasty Gal. My entire future is Nasty Gal. "

" Selling $500 shoes when you make $12 an hour is just an awkward economic juxtaposition. "

" It's amazing how directly you can connect with people via social media. "

" Some of the best things that I ever sold on Ebay, I bought on Ebay - just for way less. "

" As a visual person, I love a creative resume. Putting in a little effort on the design side will show that you care about making things look good. "

" My first job was as a sandwich artist at Subway. "

" At the bare minimum, you need to be in your position for a year before you ask for a raise or title change. "

" I am still a lover of paper books. One of my first jobs was in a bookstore, and I still like to be able to write in a margin and feel the paper. Once inside of a digital device, I end up losing things. "