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Canva: Turing a Problem Into A Biz
Constellation Software: Creative Growth
Lego: Master Marketing
Ferrari: Customer Service (Or Not)
Pixar: Genius Storytelling
Bolt: Building a Dope Team
MaidThis: Make Hiring a Process
Amazon: Communicate!
Chobani: Build w/ What You Know
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So they started Sweetgreen.

Today, they've built a $2.7B salad unicorn...by selling everything except salad.

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Jonathan Neman, Nicolas Jammet, and Nathaniel Ru met in entrepreneurship class at Georgetown Univerity.

They wanted healthy meals on the go but couldn't find any near campus.

So they founded Sweetgreen. 🥗
The 3 graduated in May of 2007 👨‍🎓👨‍🎓👨‍🎓.

With a $300k investment from mostly friends and family, they were able to open their 1st store that August.

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There are 5 billion YouTube videos watched daily.

But most viewers just waste time on the site.

Here are 7 tips for boosting your productivity when watching YouTube 👇
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Find a topic you want to learn about and head to reddit to find out who are the go to creators in that niche.

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A wild story on revenge and listening to your customer.
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Here are 15 motivational quotes to help you achieve success.
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Mike and Lance both had extensive experience in the beverage world.

Lance had already founded Fuze and Nos.

Mike, Vitamin Water & Smart Water.
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They saw a trend in consumers moving to healthier options and took their knowledge and expertise to capitalize on it.
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