Madden: I am naturally pessimistic and built my business just trying to survive
Steve Madden · Steve Madden: Steve Madden (2018) · Dec 23, 2019 · at 22:30
Footwear designer Steve Madden reflects on his entrepreneurial mindset and contrasts his pessimistic disposition with typical founder optimism.
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“I'm not one of those entrepreneurs that, that thought he was going to be super successful. You know, I was just trying to survive, and I'm very negative and very pessimistic, unlike maybe some of the guys that you've done, you know, the shows with.”
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