Building a company is never what it seems, especially when you're a founder navigating a world of investors, advisors, and high-stakes decisions. In Earned Wisdom: The Things No One Could Have Told Me About Building Wingwomen, Adonica Shaw shares the hard-earned lessons of creating a business from scratch, from securing funding to protecting your ideas, managing alliances, and maintaining personal and professional boundaries.
Through candid stories and actionable insights, Shaw reveals how perception can shape opportunity, why your first investors write your future terms, and how to safeguard both your vision and your personal well-being. This is a book for entrepreneurs, founders, and ambitious professionals who want to understand the hidden rules of business, navigate power dynamics with clarity, and build something that lasts.
Whether you're launching your first startup, scaling an existing company, or simply seeking wisdom from someone who has walked the path, Earned Wisdom offers a roadmap to success that is as practical as it is eye-opening. Learn how to turn vision into impact-and how to survive and thrive when the stakes are highest.