Jessica Alba on the Role of Humility in Entrepreneurship [Video]

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Jessica Alba: You have to be very humble if you want to be an entrepreneur or be part of a business, know what you know, know what you don’t know. And then, you know, surround yourself with people that really support your strengths and your weaknesses.

Alexandra Eitel: Welcome to View From The Top: The Podcast. That was Jessica Alba, founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Honest Company. Jessica joins Stanford Graduate School of Business as part of View From The Top, a speaker series where students like me sit down to interview business leaders from around the world.

I’m Alexandra Eitel, an MBA student of the class of 2022. This year, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jessica Alba. Jessica recounted her entrepreneurial journey from starting The Honest Company based on needs she identified in her own life and then bringing the company to IPO just last year. She also discussed the …