Jonathan Neman

9 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 13, 2020 by Jonathan Neman · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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Apr 13, 2020
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Sweetgreen paid its general contractor in equity after a $50,000 shortfall
“We ended up raising almost 300,000. And it did cost about 350,000 dollars, so we were short 50,000 dollars or so, which means we owed the contractor 50,000 dollars at the end, which means the contractor owned a piece of our company at the end.”
Jonathan Neman Apr 13, 2020 ▶ 20:13 Sweetgreen: Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman
Apr 13, 2020
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Sweetgreen's founders pitched 250 people to secure 50 initial angel investors
“We probably spoke to 250 people, and we got at the end, we got 50 people to say yes.”
Jonathan Neman Apr 13, 2020 ▶ 20:04 Sweetgreen: Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman
Apr 13, 2020 negative
Assertion Supported
Sweetgreen never franchised to maintain tight supply chain and cooking control
“It's never been part of what we wanted to do because you just can't control what we do, and what we do from a supply chain and scratch-cooking perspective, we were just always scared of franchising our business and have never done it.”
Jonathan Neman Apr 13, 2020 ▶ 40:16 Sweetgreen: Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman
Apr 13, 2020
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sweetgreen's three co-founders still share a single office and desk
“And actually, today, we still sit in one office at one desk,”
Nicolas Jammet Apr 13, 2020 ▶ 48:56 Sweetgreen: Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman
Apr 24, 2025 positive
Insight
Neman: Opening physical restaurant locations lifts existing delivery business
“Well, what's interesting is I can have delivery coverage in an area, and then I can open a restaurant there, and the whole thing lifts. So the physical presence of an actual, a place is Actually can help lift your wholesale and the rest of the business.”
Jonathan Neman Apr 24, 2025 ▶ 19:31 Advice Line with Jonathan Neman of Sweetgreen
Apr 24, 2025
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Neman: Sweetgreen's Entire Top Executive Team Quit Within One Year
“Yeah. I remember, like, the last one where we thought it couldn't get any worse, and I get the text from someone, and it's always like the worst text when someone says, hey, can you talk? And then, so, the last person quits, and we're just like, oh god, what a…”
Jonathan Neman Apr 24, 2025 ▶ 46:46 Advice Line with Jonathan Neman of Sweetgreen
Apr 24, 2025 neutral
Insight
Neman: Consumers rank health fourth behind taste, convenience, and value
“What we've learned is, while a lot of people say they care about health, when it comes down to making a decision about what they're gonna eat, it's taste, convenience, and value. Your health is kind of there, right, you know, right in the number four range.”
Jonathan Neman Apr 24, 2025 ▶ 29:02 Advice Line with Jonathan Neman of Sweetgreen
Apr 24, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Neman: Sweetgreen was built to reach 3,000 locations like McDonald's
“The vision was we want to be the next version of McDonald's. So we had, we built it to be that. It was never built to get to two 50. It was built to get to 3000.”
Jonathan Neman Apr 24, 2025 ▶ 15:46 Advice Line with Jonathan Neman of Sweetgreen
Apr 24, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Neman: Wingstop added sandwiches to lower costs by purchasing whole birds
“Wingstop didn't introduce sandwiches until like two years ago. And by the way, the reason they did it was not from a customer perspective. It was from a supply chain perspective because they realized that if they introduce sandwiches, now they can buy whole bi…”
Jonathan Neman Apr 24, 2025 ▶ 42:51 Advice Line with Jonathan Neman of Sweetgreen
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