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Books by Sophia Amoruso
Sophia Amoruso is an American businesswoman and the founder of Nasty Gal, a women's fast fashion retailer that was named one of the fastest-growing companies by Inc. Magazine in 2012 and later filed for bankruptcy in 2016, alongside being recognized by Forbes in 2016 as one of the richest self-made women in the world. Appearing on This Week in Startups, Amoruso discussed her own book, #Girlboss, and reflected on how the public conflated her identity as a chief executive officer with the persona represented in the publication. She described the image of the author as a millennial twenty-something with an edgy haircut standing akimbo who looked like she knew what was up, noting that the work inspired many people and helped individuals outside elite backgrounds realize that people like them could start a business. Furthermore, Amoruso discussed Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, recalling that her own work came out a year after Sandberg's publication. She described both books as major modern milestones written by women in business that served as a revelation, comparing their cultural impact alongside figures like Suze Orman and explaining how these works shifted perceptions of female entrepreneurship and corporate leadership.
Books recommended by Sophia Amoruso
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#Girlboss
Discussed“the person who wrote This Book you know this girl Millennials 20 something year old with like an edgy haircut you know standing a Kimbo looking like she knew what was up inspired so many people”
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Lean In
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg is a prominent corporate manifesto that examines the structural barriers women face in the workplace and encourages female leaders to pursue professional ambition assertively.
Discussed“I didn't know that someone like you or me could start a business because girl loss came out a year after lean in and that was the big new modern yeah that was written by a woman in business and it was like Cheryl Sandberg”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Amoruso on branding, raising a fund, portfolio construction & more | E1684 | This Week in Startups | 2023-02-23 | 3 |
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Um I had a friend who had written a book called Evasion, literally.”
“I published two books after Girlboss, which was a thing.”
“calendly SAS Shopify SAS like every person that read girl boss the 500 000 people who bought it and this entire generation if they're not entrepreneurs they're entrepreneurial”
“while I'm standing in front of a thousand people at a conference in Australia promoting a book that I was like you have to go on the book tour right”