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Guy Raz

👤 Speaker
1992 total appearances

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How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

And again, you were writing the business plan for you or for the idea of bringing this to people who might give you some money?

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

I'm curious.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

I mean this is like 2003 when you're working on this.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

You didn't go to business school.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

You didn't have a business background.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

How did you come to the conclusion that you needed to write a business – like an ambitious business plan with an exit and with multiple returns and et cetera?

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

Was there somebody who kind of guided you or gave you advice?

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

God, great questions.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

So I got help from everywhere.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

Because you were probably a little naive, right, when you started?

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

Oh, big time.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

All right.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

So you get enough data to write the plan.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

You've got a plan.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

And what's your goal?

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

How much money were you looking to raise?

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

All right.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

So you've got about $30,000 from different sources, but you're still waiting tables, right?

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

I mean, you need to make money and you're getting tips.

How I Built This with Guy Raz
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

So with that, how are you going to start this thing?