My conversation with Todd Graves

About this episode

David Senra interviews Todd Graves, founder of Raising Canes, discussing entrepreneurship and business philosophy.

Founders ✓ Claim Key Takeaways Top maxims from this episode: “Never sacrifice quality for speed.” Focus on one thing and do it better than anybody else Always be raising the bar; the best are never satisfied Praise costs nothing but means everything Stay in the game long enough to get lucky “Nothing ever happens unless someone pursues a vision fanatically.” – Todd Graves Entrepreneurs have something to prove; they want to prove that their vision about the world is right The word ‘delegation’ is used way too much in business ; trust your instincts and keep working in the details Take more risk and hold onto your equity so that your dream remains in your possession The best entrepreneurs treat every ‘no’ they get as fuel You want to work with people who are more concerned with contributing to a high-performing team than with titles or pay Money will come when you do things for the right reasons The best investors are not investors; they are entrepreneurs that never sold Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org Todd Graves is one of my favorite living founders. He owns over 90% of Raising Canes — a business that is worth at least $20 billion. Todd's maxim is "Do one thing and do…

People in this episode

Host: David Senra

Guest: Todd Graves

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business strategy
• risk management
• team dynamics
• investing

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• business
• Raising Canes
• Todd Graves
• investment
• quality
• risk
• teamwork

Sponsors

Ramp, HubSpot

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Raising Canes, Podcast Notes

Books & works: podcastnotes.org, davidsenra.com

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