The 3 Gs Necessary for Boloco’s Survival
A few weeks ago, I realized that Boloco’s survival was no longer in my hands. Control of our fate rests in what I have shared with a few are the 3 remaining Gs –...
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Unable to Detach… from Coke
This was written in January 2015, before I had any idea I might be returning to Boloco. A real sign of internal struggle on remaining calm, not letting the small things get to me. Some names...
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Burrito Success-ion
In early June, after a few months of reflection, I called off the quiet and informal search I had begun at the start of the year for a President & COO of Boloco. Instead,...
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The Founder of Panera Bread: ‘I Wish I’d Fired More People – Sooner”
Boloco Team, The business world I’m trying to stay away from is exactly what Ron professes in this article from Entrepreneur Magazine. Here is a “titan of the restaurant industry” telling us: “fire more...
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Dig Inn… You might want to stop digging that hole, friend…
I got pretty close to sending this out by email from the main Boloco account today. Of course, that would have been suicide. But on my private little blog that nobody reads? No harm...
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Linked In Spam
No, the fact that you “saw my profile” and want to “share leads and prospects” to increase my “ROI” (really? 🤣) is not of interest to me or really anyone I know. I’m sorry....
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Wearing Multiple Hats
Yesterday, I was honored to be asked to play the role of “Coach” at a start-up pitch event at CSpace in the Atlantic Wharf building in Boston called, ironically, #UNPITCH. I have attended a...
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Bombogenesis in New England
A tough day around New England, but especially in Boston where 18 inches of snow are trying to pile up. Here in Vermont we are getting 6-8, on top of the foot or so...
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Happy 2018 to my Boloco Family
Happy New Year, Boloco Family! I’m sending this to all 140 of our Boloco family members. We are a smaller family than we used to be, but, I hope, and I believe, much closer...
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Peloton Words for 2018
I spent 60 minutes on the Peloton yesterday, mostly listening to a Podcast. At one point, thinking about the incoming year 2018, I decided to stop listening and instead record words that came to...
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Conflicting Positive Priorities
I’m reading Ray Dalio’s new book Principles: Life and Work as this year comes to a close. It’s the perfect way to walk, not run, thoughtfully into a new year. This morning I was...
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“By Statute, it is My Fiduciary Responsibility…” 🤔
In my 20’s, when I was in a harmless debate about an issue, I learned that if someone ever said “Well, I know I’m right because I read it in The Economist” that it...
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TBT: POS – Point of Sale or Piece of Sh*t?!
Depending on the day, the meaning of the acronym “POS” really appears to have been intentionally chosen. The POS – point of sale system, aka modern day cash register – of any restaurant or...
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Passing Thoughts on the Water Ferry (2012)
October 26, 2012 I’m finally in a position where I can write. Supposedly even think. And yet… as I sit here atop MBTA Water Shuttle “Laura” returning from Hingham to Boston, my mind draws...
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My Heroes of 2014 – and Travis Kalanik, Uber CEO
Travis began a leave of absence from Uber this week. A long time coming. The passing of one’s mother would certainly knock anyone off balance, especially if major teetering was already taking place. I...
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A Lyft Love Story
One day in the fall of 2013 I was looking to mix things up a bit and became an Uber driver. OK, those of you who know me remember it was more like a...
Even a Peanut Aspires & George Washington Carver
This past Tuesday morning, I caught a quick glimpse of the final, final draft of a Boloco promotional email that was to be released at 11am. “The Jimmy Carter Shake is Back!” it proclaimed....
The “Winners” during Covid are about to lose big
The best story I have heard about someone with a tough lot in life finally getting “his/her” payback during these past few months follows. Imagine this is happening all over the country plus or...
So you want to be a Billionaire?
At our tiny start-up company, Worthee, we spend a great deal of time debating social justice as part of our mission to help people in low wage jobs and industries rise and thrive. For...
The 3 Gs Necessary for Boloco’s Survival
A few weeks ago, I realized that Boloco’s survival was no longer in my hands. Control of our fate rests in what I have shared with a few are the 3 remaining Gs –...
PPP Details Disclosed
Yesterday there was a lot of press related to disclosure of which companies in various states received money from the Payroll Protection Program and how much. As I’ve previously shared, Boloco’s Massachusetts entity (7...
The Power of a Brick
Many who have worked with me or know me well have heard me talk about the power of an ordinary brick – equating it, of course, to the potential power of an ordinary burrito....
Give up your dream…
“Give up your dream, it may work for others, but it’s clearly a pipe dream for you…” – customer in response to a Boloco email that he received. At 9:57am the other day, while...
Pivoting to a Non-Profit Model
For the past month, since Covid-19 hit in earnest, Boloco has operated essentially as a non-profit organization. The knowledge that our business, like so many others, was barely hanging on and had no clear...
Thoughts on Restaurants and PPP Forgiveness Provisions
Many business owners, myself included, are experiencing momentary relief as they “magically” received the equivalent of 2.5 months of payroll in their companies’ bank accounts these past few days. A few weeks ago I...
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