“I was happy to give equity and a modest salary so we could all live and grow the business.”

How I Built This with Guy Raz · Sweet Loren’s: Loren Castle. How A Recipe Makeover Built a National Cookie Brand

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recruited a COO, offering equity instead of a high salary to manage factory, logistics, and ingredient buying

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