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I just watched "The Founder" last night. I had always assumed Ray Kroc was the genius who pivoted to focusing on real estate for their expanding franchise model
by kaypro 9y ago
I just watched "The Founder" last night. I had always assumed Ray Kroc was the genius who pivoted to focusing on real estate for their expanding franchise model when really it was Harry J. Sonneborn who convinced Ray that was the way to go. Worth a watch.
- tptacek 9y agoThat model was only viable because Kroc found a way to scale the franchise, which the McDonald brothers had previously failed to do. Pretty much everyone involved in the early days seems to have contributed something to the ultimate success of the business. A good startup movie, by the way.
- harryh 9y agoOne of the things I really liked about the movie is that Kroc didn't actually come up with many of the ideas at all. He was just very successful at recognizing good ideas, good talent, and synthesizing them together. Traits of a good founder. Plus one on it being a good startup movie.
- WalterBright 9y agoIdeas are a dime a dozen. It's implementing them that matters.
- philliphaydon 9y ago+1 on the movie. I thought it was going to be bad but it turned out to be really good.