Kara Goldin

Everything Kara Goldin said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Contradicted

Hint was the first preservative-free commercial beverage using real ingredients

“And so we were the first beverage using real stuff to actually produce a product that didn't have preservatives in it as well.”

Kara Goldin Apr 1, 2021 ▶ 7:44 How I Built Resilience: Kara Goldin of Hint

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Hint manufactures and sources entirely in the US without using China

“We do everything in the U.S., A lot of companies buy cans. A lot of the can manufacturers are in China. We don't do any of that. We do everything locally.”

Kara Goldin Apr 1, 2021 ▶ 12:40 How I Built Resilience: Kara Goldin of Hint

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Google's corporate offices accounted for 15% of Hint's total business

“And obviously, when Google offices closed, that business for us went away. It was about 15% of our overall business.”

Kara Goldin Apr 1, 2021 ▶ 16:27 How I Built Resilience: Kara Goldin of Hint

HOW I BUILT THIS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Hint's direct-to-consumer business tripled between March 2020 and April 2021

“That business tripled for us since last March.”

Kara Goldin Apr 1, 2021 ▶ 17:14 How I Built Resilience: Kara Goldin of Hint

HOW I BUILT THIS Disclosure

Goldin worked retail merchandising routes during early COVID to assess safety

“What did I do? I put my Lululemons on and my hint jacket on, and I went out to stores, and so I started, I went back to my roots of taking on a route in Marin County, where I live, and I started to really look at what is the situation, because if it really, re…”

Kara Goldin Apr 1, 2021 ▶ 14:24 How I Built Resilience: Kara Goldin of Hint

The other half of the tape: Kara Goldin's own voice is left out of every number here. 1 statement on the record names them. every mention, with the transcript →

Statements about Kara Goldin, by other people (1)

MASTERS OF SCALE Assertion Supported

Hoffman: Hint Water generates $90 million in annual revenue

“Turns out that Care's critic was wrong to the tune of ninety million dollars a year. That's how much revenue Hintwater takes in from Americans who supposedly have incurable sweet tooths.”

Reid Hoffman Nov 24, 2020 ▶ 18:20 Learn from every "no" (with Walker & Company's Tristan Walker)

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Kara's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
HOW I BUILT THISLEDGER	Founder, Hint	1	5	0% 0/1	full record on How I Built This →
MASTERS OF SCALELEDGER	Founder, Hint	1 +1	0	—	full record on Masters of Scale →