Ron Shaich: Lessons from Building Panera
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Ron Shaich: Lessons from Building Panera
Ron is the founder of Panera Bread, chairman of CAVA, and managing partner at Act III Holdings. He created the fast-casual dining category.
Here are 10 of the maxims I took away from this episode and my research:
1. Complexity kills more companies than competition.
2. Long-term greedy, not short-term stupid.
3. Commitment owns you. You don’t own it.
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Here are 10 of the maxims I took away from this episode and my research:
1. Complexity kills more companies than competition.
2. Long-term greedy, not short-term stupid.
3. Commitment owns you. You don’t own it.
4.... See more
Impatient with Effort
The innovative mindset of questioning everything, as exemplified by Steve Jobs, and how companies lose this vision.
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Steve gives some great advice on how to think about building great products. He says, your thoughts construct patterns like scaffolding in your mind. In most cases, people get stuck in those patterns, just like grooves in a record, and they never get out of them. It's a rare person who etches grooves that are other than a specific way of looking at
... See moreI’m always amazed how few investors can explain the specific thing they can do better than others.
When I first asked Ramtin (@ramtinnaimi) this question, he gave one of the most specific answers I’ve heard (about how he helps founders end up owning more of their company, along with his specific method for doing so). He... See more
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