The Honest Company is an ecommerce site co-founded by Jessica Alba. The Honest brand has become popular for whom are willing to pay extra money to overcome the fears of exposing their babies to chemical products. Looking back to what Jessica Alba had achieved, three lessons we can learn from her startup

1. How Jessica Alba
grew her startup to
worth $1.7 billion
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2. The Honest Company is an ecommerce site
cofounded by Jessica Alba that sells nontoxic baby
products. The Honest brand has become popular for
whom are willing to pay extra money to overcome
the fears of exposing their babies to chemical
products.
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3. In August 2015, the movie star Jessica
Alba had raised $100 million
This brought the value of the retailer up to $1.7 billion for the startup
that she founded in 2011 and boosted the startup’s value by more
than 50% since it last raised funds a year ago.
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4. The company sales was growing fast
since 2013
About 75% of its product sells come through her eCommerce
website and the brand is available in more 2,500 locations, including
Target stores. The company sale was growing fast since 2013 when
it made $60 million in following by $170 million in 2014.
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5. 3 Lessons
Here are
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We can learn from what Jessica Alba had achieved

6. Hard work &
determination
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7. Hard Work & Determination
In one of her interviews Alba said that she was working about 86
hours per week at her vintage teal blue desk, overseeing marketing
and brand development for her company.
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8. Never underestimate
yourself
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9. Treat Me Like a Guy
Jessica Alba said “Treat Me Like a Guy”. She proves that she’s
more than just another pretty face as she had challenges with
people looking at her when she was presenting her business plan.
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10. Don’t be the
smartest
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11. Don’t be the smartest person in the
room
“You should never be the smartest person in the room,” she said.
Always look to who’s smarter who you can learn lessons from. She
sought advice countless experts in the public and private sector. “I
think that’s something I had to learn as a woman in business, to ask
for help, and to not be afraid of criticism,” said Alba.
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others? Share what’s worked for you!
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