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Founders: #397 Jiro Ono: Simplicity Is The Ultimate Advantage

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Jiro Ono is the greatest living sushi chef. He was kicked out his house when he was 9. He started working in a restaurant so he wouldn't have to sleep under a bridge. He never stopped. Over his 75 year career he rose to the very top of his profession. People travel from all over the world to eat at his restaurant. The meal costs $400 per person and lasts 15 minutes. This episode is what I learned from reading the transcript of the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi and is full of ideas you can use in your work. Episode sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠Ramp⁠⁠⁠ gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud ⁠⁠⁠by going to Ramp and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save time and money.⁠⁠⁠ https://ramp.com Automate compliance, security, and trust with Vanta. Vanta helps you win trust, close deals, and stay secure—faster and with less effort. ⁠⁠⁠Find out how increased security leads to more customers by going to Vanta⁠⁠⁠. Tell them David from Founders sent you and you'll get $1000 off. https://www.vanta.com Join my free email newsletter to⁠⁠⁠ get m

[00:00] A: This will be one of the most incredible stories you will ever hear. For his entire 75 year career, Jiro was solely focused on serving his customer and making the very best product for them. Jiro invented new ways to make sushi that no one else was able to create, was absolutely obsessed with crafting a high quality product, and ran tens of thousands of experiments throughout his entire life. Every single experiment was aimed at making a better product for his customer. Jiro's relentless dedication to improving his craft and his products reminds me of my friend Kareem who's the co…

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