2025-03-09
33 分钟It takes a lot of things to start a small business.
You need a great idea, you need drive, you need determination.
Sometimes you need a great partner, many times a great product.
But you always, no matter what, need cash.
When Zara Hargan's eye left launched her company, Vessel, she had all of that.
Except the cash.
It's not like she didn't try.
She took Vessel all over looking for someone to believe in her vision.
But the answer was always the same.
Well, go sell some, let us know how it went, and if that's successful, we'll come back and maybe fund you later on.
Well, when you're building a small business, you need the money now.
I was shocked.
But somewhere between the fifth and the tenth rejection, it was like, ah, yes, this is not going to work.
It was very defeating and now it's taking a lot of blows.
But Zara had to make it work.
I got really frustrated.
And then I was just, something in my head goes, eff it, you're going it alone.
We're just going to go for it.
On today's episode, How She Did It.
Welcome to The Unshakables from Chase for Business and Ruby Studio from iHeartMedia.