franchising
6 statements across 5 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jan 9, 2017 by Alli Webb · across every show →
Everything said about franchising, oldest first
Jan 9, 2017 positive
May 9, 2022 positive
Aug 21, 2023 negative
Orfalea: Franchisors and franchisees are just people flipping each other off
“Franchisees and franchisors are two people flipping each other off all the time. In other words, if I told the franchisee to do something, they would say, well, he's not, his motivation isn't cure. He just wants more six percent from the top.”
Apr 6, 2026 positive
Franchising builds company value by using franchisee capital to scale proprietary IP
“If you want to build a company that's worth a lot of money, Franchising is a way to build it, and it's primarily the growth of the company is funded by other people. It's funded by the franchisee, and as long as I could control all the intellectual property an…”
Apr 6, 2026 neutral
Franchising requires managing inherent tension over franchisor fees versus franchisee profits
“Franchising isn't just about the food or the product in as much as it's about relationship management. You're managing the relationship with the franchisee and the franchisor, and the franchisee believes that they've invested all this money, and you get your m…”
May 14, 2026 bearish
Huang: Seagrass Pottery cannot reach $1B scale without franchising locations
“I don't think, I cannot imagine a world where, and I'm not saying this is your end result that you want, but I can't imagine seagrass pottery being a billion dollar business if you don't scale the physical locations via franchising.”