5 Companies That Turned Rejection Into Billion-Dollar Empires

5 Companies That Turned Rejection Into Billion-Dollar Empires

What do Airbnb, Pandora, and WhatsApp have in common? They were all told 'no' repeatedly before changing the world. We're counting down five billion-dollar companies that turned devastating rejections into fuel for unstoppable success.

How Spanx Launched from a Fax Machine and $5,000

Sara Blakely cut the feet off her pantyhose, spent two years getting manufacturers to take her seriously, and hand-delivered samples to Oprah's studio. Today we're breaking down every pivotal decision, rejection, and breakthrough that turned a $5,000 idea into a shapewear revolution that made her the youngest self-made female billionaire in America.

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