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Check Your Ego: Building a Global Franchise from a Frat House Kitchen

Downtime is a profit leak, but over-complicating your systems before you even prove your market is an absolute cash killer. Many aspiring founders stall out because they believe the modern myth that you need an elaborate pitch deck, automated tech stacks, and millions in venture capital just to open your doors. In reality, real business traction is built on local, unglamorous consistency and operational clarity. We sit down with restaurant veteran and author Matt Friedman to break down how he took a simple concept and scaled it into a massive international brand.

We get into the tactical grit…

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