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Taking Risks in the Restaurant Business
1:22:20 - 1:29:41 (07:20)
The co-owner of the Chicago-based culinary company, Alinea Group, explains the challenges of implementing new ideas in the restaurant industry and how it can lead to employee turnover.
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The speaker recounts how his business achieved its sales goals very early on, leading to a lack of direction and uncertainty about future success.
1:22:20 - 1:24:32 (02:11)
Summary
The speaker recounts how his business achieved its sales goals very early on, leading to a lack of direction and uncertainty about future success.
ChapterTaking Risks in the Restaurant Business
Episode#341: Nick Kokonas — How to Apply World-Class Creativity to Business, Art, and Life
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Amidst managing a self-published book, a dwindling staff, and keeping the restaurant running despite personal tragedies, the speaker realized there were strange ways the restaurant was being run.
1:24:32 - 1:26:59 (02:26)
Summary
Amidst managing a self-published book, a dwindling staff, and keeping the restaurant running despite personal tragedies, the speaker realized there were strange ways the restaurant was being run. They decided to write a book to chronicle what was accomplished during this challenging time.
ChapterTaking Risks in the Restaurant Business
Episode#341: Nick Kokonas — How to Apply World-Class Creativity to Business, Art, and Life
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
A chef talks about how his personal and emotional experiences helped shape his current unique business practices and his decision to build next and the aviary.
1:26:59 - 1:28:45 (01:46)
Summary
A chef talks about how his personal and emotional experiences helped shape his current unique business practices and his decision to build next and the aviary.
ChapterTaking Risks in the Restaurant Business
Episode#341: Nick Kokonas — How to Apply World-Class Creativity to Business, Art, and Life
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The founder tells the story of how he created his own booking system and sold $562,000 worth of tickets in the first day of operation by building a rudimentary system, linking APIs of software companies while the bigger companies like OpenTable and POS system denied him of APIs.
1:28:46 - 1:29:41 (00:54)
Summary
The founder tells the story of how he created his own booking system and sold $562,000 worth of tickets in the first day of operation by building a rudimentary system, linking APIs of software companies while the bigger companies like OpenTable and POS system denied him of APIs.