So when we were just starting the business we were four months into the business in 2012 we decided to relaunch on October 29th 2012, which is the same day that Hurricane Sandy hit New…
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At various points in my life the worst piece of advice has also been the best, and by that I mean to go and start something, you by definition have to be a contrarian because…
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The worst piece of advice I ever got, was to stay on Wall Street for two years. I went and I was absolutely miserable six months in. And people said "oh just stick it out…
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We splurge on people, we're really scrappy, we got chairs in the office that don't work all the time and couches that fall apart when you lean too heavily on them but we will splurge…
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Cash is king. There have been so many books that have been written about cash is king. You really don't fully internalize that until you're looking at payroll and understanding that you're gonna miss it.…
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Managing millennials, it can be a real challenge, it can be tough. I mean I am a millennial, right? I know managing myself can be challenging. I think the biggest thing to keep in mind…
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Our people come up with our best ideas. We've built our culture around decentralizing authority and decisionmaking and we put a lot of responsibility in the hands of our team leads and our individual contributors…
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Competition is a really interesting, full topic. I think we could spend half an hour talking about it. On the one hand if you have no competitors, it means you're either after an opportunity that…
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Data is a beautiful thing but it can also destroy your company. Analysis paralysis has killed countless startups and big companies. The market moves incredibly quickly and you can spend, literally, months, quarters or years…
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If you were to walk on stage, what theme song would be playing? Betty Liu: Why? Nick: I think you just throw people off a little bit and then you see how they react to…
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For a long time, I wore shoes with no laces and that saved 30 to 60 seconds each day, multiply that out by a year and you're talking about six or seven hours.
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Nick Taranto is the Co-founder of Plated. Founded in June of 2012, Plated is on a mission to use data and technology to create a world where healthy, affordable, and delicious food is available for everyone. Today Plated delivers everything you need to cook a chef-designed dinner at home in around 30 minutes. Plated delivers dummy-proof recipes and all of the premium ingredients directly to your door so that you can make cooking a convenient & sustainable part of your life. Plated has raised over $75 million in venture capital and has shipped millions of meals across the United States.
Nick received his MPA and MBA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Business School and his BA from Dartmouth. He served as an infantry officer in the US Marine Corps and worked at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. Nick is a husband, cofounder of two young daughters, and a fan of esoteric endurance events.