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MadeGood: Salma and Nima Fotovat Lost Their First Business.They Grew Their Next One Into a Snack Giant.

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It took a lot. Like some of the things we said yes to, I think probably retailers went to many other suppliers first and they said no and they're like okay I guess made good will say yes. Yeah. We had one thing called a pizza box, where it had probably thirteen different products in it. You know what a nightmare it is in manufacturing to make one skew that has thirteen different products in it?

Hm. But we did it. We said yes to things, not because it was easy, but because we had to do it. That was the only way. Welcome to How I Built This. A show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements.

They built. I'm Guy Raz and on the show today. How three siblings teamed up to create a bite-sized granola snack. screw it into made good. An organic brand that sold in tens of thousands of stores.

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