Secret Leaders

My Favourite Failure: Chef who got rave reviews, celeb diners and a bustling business but couldn't sustain it

Nov 16, 2023
Guest
Sameer Vaswani
Sameer Vaswani, Co-Founder of Prodigy Chocolate, discusses his failed restaurant venture in London despite rave reviews and celebrity diners. He reflects on the challenges of being a founder, the lessons learned from this failure, and the subsequent success of his food manufacturing business in West Africa.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
From Rave Reviews to Financial Difficulties: The Story of a Once Thriving Restaurant
03:22 • 2min
3
The Challenges of Being a Founder: Dealing with Highs and Lows
05:33 • 2min
4
Lessons Learned from a Restaurant Failure and Building a Successful Business
07:33 • 4min