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Segal: I previously attempted to buy back David's Tea with Bain Capital
“I actually tried to buy it back at one point with Bain Capital.”
Segal: I left David's Tea partly due to internal private equity conflicts
“There was a fair amount of internal fighting in the company between my original partners, the private equity group. It wasn't an environment where everyone was just focused on the customer and adding value for the customer. And there's, there was a bit too muc…”
Segal: Restrict major business evaluations to positive mental states and annual timelines
“Over the past year have really put a lot of emphasis in trying to manage my own psychology and get better at when I have a crappy day or a crappy week or a crappy month, not having an action bias or making big decisions or just being able to kind of broaden my…”
Segal: Selling my David's Tea stake triggered severe post-exit depression
“Well, I actually went through one of the biggest depressions in my life after I sold my stake in David's tea. I thought that's what I was playing for. I thought I was playing for this big success where you know, the other side of the rainbow. And it was great.…”