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Skin in the Game Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Incerto)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#1 In his most provocative and practical book yet,

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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

The book recounted Jane Wurwand's personal journey from a turbulent early life to building Dermalogica and eventually selling it, highlighting the lessons she learned about entrepreneurship and resilience.

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I delve deep into your story, into your book, it became so apparently clear to me that your early years, your childhood were very, very formative.

— Episode: Dermalogica Founder: Building A Billion...

Episode: Dermalogica Founder: Building A Billion Dollar Bus...

The book recounted Jane Wurwand's personal journey from a turbulent early life to building Dermalogica and eventually selling it, highlighting the lessons she learned about entrepreneurship and resilience.

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I delve deep into your story, into your book, it became so apparently clear to me that your early years, your childhood were very, very formative.

One of the other quotes which I found really interesting and inspiring was that your aim when you started Dermalogica was to piss off the 80% and to please the 20%. That's a quote taken from your book, Skin in the Game.

In the book, Skin in the Game, I tell the story of the acquisition because the likely suspects of who would acquire us... guided us was Unilever.

I learned so much just from researching your life and your book, the sort of human vulnerable honest nature, whilst also this constant undertone of real actionable advice is what makes it so important.

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