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DurwinBurger King gave candy to a worker has worked for more than 20 years.
The Whopper, which was first introduced in 1957, was a quarter-pound, oversized burger on a vast five-inch bun that cost a reasonable 29 cents.Large corporations can be cruel and uncaring. They often claim to care about their employees, but sometimes the reality can be quite different. This is the story of Kevin Ford, a cook and cashier at Burger King who had worked tirelessly for over two decades. To celebrate his remarkable feat of never taking a sick day, Burger King decided to shower him ...
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DurwinThe youngest self-made billionaire just bought Forbes.
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Ryan Breslow, Co-Founder of Bolt, Launches New Health Startup “Love”.
He is the co-founder and former CEO of Bolt, a fast-growing fintech company.
We pump out reps in the gym.
Ryan pumps out multimillion-dollar startups for reps.
The company is developing a new type of wearable device that can track a variety of health metrics, including heart rate, blood pressure, and sleep quality.
The device will also provide users with personalized health advice and insights.
Breslow is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and sold several successful companies.
In a statement, Breslow said that he was inspired to launch Love after seeing the challenges that people face in accessing affordable and quality healthcare.
The company is still in its early stages, but it has already raised $100 million in funding from investors such as Sequoia Capital and Founders Fund.
Rayn said that he plans to use the funding to develop the device and to build out the company’s team.
So why did Sequoia invest?
Sequoia Capital invested in Love because they believe in the company’s mission to make healthcare more affordable and accessible.
They also believe in the team behind Love, led by Ryan Breslow, who has a proven track record of success in the tech industry.
Now what that “success” may be, I have no idea.
Ryan has only proved that he can raise a lot of moolah for a string of startups that are very highly valuated but relatively lukewarm success.
Ryan also founded bolt, a fintech company that has been somewhat controversial too.
Will Love be successful?
No idea.
But that is exactly what venture capital is for.
For capital to take risky, high-stakes bets on founders.
Ryan is quite acutely a dynamite founder.
He has proven that he is a great 0 to 1 guy.
He can rally the troops to kickstart projects off the ground.
To test ideas, get to market quickly and ship that initial product quickly.
But to steer a massive cruise liner with 5,000 people onboard is a whole different animal.
Might be a little dated but look the amount of billion-dollar companies Sequioa has given birth to over the years.
Perhaps that is the game plan for the investors who took that chance with Ryan again.
For him to do what he does best.
Kickstart startups quickly, raise the funds needed and scale up rapidly.
Then when the companies are at a certain size, plonk in a seasoned CEO to steer the ship for clearer waters.
Not all startup founders are good operators of multibillion dollar enterprises.
Some are just that good at scrapping and getting from 0 to 1.
All I want to know is, how much did “love.com” cost them?!
Raising a unicorn startup is extremely difficult and the odds are definitely against you.
My opinion is that for early-stage startups, the founder is mission-critical.
Its like the hotdog of a Nathan’s hotdog, the dough of a pizza and the engine of a Ferrari.
A founder’s character, attitude and personality outweigh everything else.
You can only get so far before you self-implode or make dumb decisions that will lead to the eventual collapse.
You can change almost anything else except human nature.
It’s like giving Adam Neumann and SBF a second (or third) chance after all the crap they did.
You might do it just because they can potentially start companies worth billions, but will it last?
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Should founders be specialists or generalists?
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#love #startup #startupideas #founders #business #scaling #entrepreneurship #builders #personality #enterprises #success #humans #talents #generalist #specialist
Ryan Breslow, Co-Founder of Bolt, Launches New Health Startup “Love”.
He is the co-founder and former CEO of Bolt, a fast-growing fintech company.
We pump out reps in the gym.
Ryan pumps out multimillion-dollar startups for reps.
The company is developing a new type of wearable device that can track a variety of health metrics, including heart rate, blood pressure, and sleep quality.
The device will also provide users with personalized health advice and insights.
Breslow is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and sold several successful companies.
In a statement, Breslow said that he was inspired to launch Love after seeing the challenges that people face in accessing affordable and quality healthcare.
The company is still in its early stages, but it has already raised $100 million in funding from investors such as Sequoia Capital and Founders Fund.
Rayn said that he plans to use the funding to develop the device and to build out the company’s team.
So why did Sequoia invest?
Sequoia Capital invested in Love because they believe in the company’s mission to make healthcare more affordable and accessible.
They also believe in the team behind Love, led by Ryan Breslow, who has a proven track record of success in the tech industry.
Now what that “success” may be, I have no idea.
Ryan has only proved that he can raise a lot of moolah for a string of startups that are very highly valuated but relatively lukewarm success.
Ryan also founded bolt, a fintech company that has been somewhat controversial too.
Will Love be successful?
No idea.
But that is exactly what venture capital is for.
For capital to take risky, high-stakes bets on founders.
Ryan is quite acutely a dynamite founder.
He has proven that he is a great 0 to 1 guy.
He can rally the troops to kickstart projects off the ground.
To test ideas, get to market quickly and ship that initial product quickly.
But to steer a massive cruise liner with 5,000 people onboard is a whole different animal.
Might be a little dated but look the amount of billion-dollar companies Sequioa has given birth to over the years.
Perhaps that is the game plan for the investors who took that chance with Ryan again.
For him to do what he does best.
Kickstart startups quickly, raise the funds needed and scale up rapidly.
Then when the companies are at a certain size, plonk in a seasoned CEO to steer the ship for clearer waters.
Not all startup founders are good operators of multibillion dollar enterprises.
Some are just that good at scrapping and getting from 0 to 1.
All I want to know is, how much did “love.com” cost them?!
Raising a unicorn startup is extremely difficult and the odds are definitely against you.
My opinion is that for early-stage startups, the founder is mission-critical.
Its like the hotdog of a Nathan’s hotdog, the dough of a pizza and the engine of a Ferrari.
A founder’s character, attitude and personality outweigh everything else.
You can only get so far before you self-implode or make dumb decisions that will lead to the eventual collapse.
You can change almost anything else except human nature.
It’s like giving Adam Neumann and SBF a second (or third) chance after all the crap they did.
You might do it just because they can potentially start companies worth billions, but will it last?
-
Should founders be specialists or generalists?
-
#love #startup #startupideas #founders #business #scaling #entrepreneurship #builders #personality #enterprises #success #humans #talents #generalist #specialist
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