“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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What was described
recruited a COO, offering equity instead of a high salary to manage factory, logistics, and ingredient buying
Said nearby on the same subject
“We recruited the team that managed a mass, a much larger business. A bit like bringing in an asset manager who was managing $100 billion to go manage a billion dollar portfolio.”
“I figured, you know what? Let me help broker this meeting. Let me help broker the meeting between what we call the rebels, the COO, who wants to overthrow the HOA group, and the HOA group manager, who does not want to meet.”