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Hiring big-company executives for scaling is 'the biggest bunch of bullshit'
“Once you grow and you get to a certain size, you need experts. That's the biggest bunch of bullshit ever. I mean, literally like the number of people that I brought in to Tom's later, like once we were like a couple hundred million dollar business that quote h…”
Industry experience limits founder innovation by reinforcing existing rules
“I don't think that having experience in an industry makes you more likely to have success. Because when you have experience, you kind of know the rules, so you don't have, like, the courage to break them. And you're limited. You already start with a set of bel…”
Hire creatives for distinct personal style rather than general taste
“I care more about someone having a sense of style than taste, and I don't care if it's my style or not. Like, they could be hardcore cowboy. Great. But if they lean into it, and like, that's them, I respect that. You know, or they're really into, you know, vin…”
TOMS donated 100 million pairs of shoes under its one-for-one model
“I gave a hundred million children's shoes.”
TOMS funded life-changing cataract surgeries for approximately $16 per procedure
“It cost like, 16 dollars back then.”