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Google once interviewed the entire Justin.tv (now Twitch) team and then walked away from an acquisition deal, saying they weren’t good enough. Seven investors passed on buy ... Show More
Jun 2023
Pizza & Profit: The Slice Factory Story (Ep 194)
Join Jaime Oikle from RunningRestaurants.com as he speaks with Dom Diana, the CEO and founder of Slice Factory, the family-focused and welcoming Chicago-based pizza franchise and home to Chicago's original jumbo slice. We discussed the history of Slice Factory, its expansion and ... Show More
24m 36s
Aug 2023
20VC: Why "Hire Great People and Get Out of the Way" is Total BS, Why Your Upbringing Can Make You a Worse Leader & A Bentley, Two Nissan Cubes and Becoming One of Macedonia's Largest Employers; The Story of Slice with Ilir Sela
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Ilir Sela is the Founder and CEO of <a href= "https://slicelife.com/">Slice</a>, the all-in-one ordering and marketing tech platform for local pizzerias. Through its partnerships, Slice has driven over $1B in earnings for over 18,000 independent pi ... Show More
46m 8s
Sep 2022
Rapid Response: How Covid lessons get tested by inflation, w/Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer
After slashing his NYC restaurant team from 2,400 people to just 45 in the teeth of the pandemic, Danny Meyer has rebuilt Union Square Hospitality Group back to its former size. But in his fifth appearance on Rapid Response since Covid struck, Danny says he isn’t yet triumphant. ... Show More
32m 18s
Mar 2020
Efforts to Flatten the Coronavirus Curve
Chris Pappas, CEO of The Chefs' Warehouse, shares insight on how his company is offering food products for sale to the general public in light of the pandemic. Dr. Patrice Harris, President of the American Medical Association, breaks down efforts to get Americans to help flatten ... Show More
30m 49s
Mar 2024
DoorDash co-Founder & CEO: food delivery, first order and hard work
<p>Tony Xu founded this company as a student and has since transformed it into a global leader in food delivery. Tony shares unique insights into how he made DoorDash a success, his vision for the future of delivery, the war on bits and atoms, and how to organize the physical wor ... Show More
51m 6s