Mike Tarullo's guest appearances

Mike Tarullo

Operations with Sean Lane

Innovation with Mark Peter Davis

Jon Stein

Chris Yeh

David Cummings

Allison Pickens

Jeremy Levine

Cameron Herold

Divya Narendra

Brad Smith

Andras Forgacs

Lisa Barnett

Richard Harris

Ali Hamed

Will Collins

Sam Lessin

Tim O'Brien

OwlTail

On this week’s episode I sit down with Mike Tarullo, COO of Banza. Banza makes pasta, pizza, and macaroni and cheese from chickpeas. You’ve probably seen their products at your local grocery store with their signature orange packaging. They’ve raised about $30 million and have products in 18,000 stores nationally. Before Banza, Mike helped run Venture for America, the non-profit company Andrew Yang started.As you will hear during the chat, Mike is clearly an expert on food start-ups and we dive deep into some of the intricacies of what it takes to build them. We get into the nitty-gritty of how the food industry operates, useful strategies that young companies might want to keep in mind, why raising mega rounds might not always be the best strategy, and the importance of conducting research (and actually following what the data tells you!). Enjoy.Follow us on Twitter: @tarullo / @eatbanza / @mpdGuest Links: Banza, Venture for America, Oath PizzaFood Documentaries: What the Health, Fed UpPodcast Links: Website, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn

On this week’s episode I sit down with Mike Tarullo, COO of Banza. Banza makes pasta, pizza, and macaroni and cheese from chickpeas. You’ve probably seen their products at your local grocery store with their signature orange packaging. They’ve raised about $30 million and have products in 18,000 stores nationally. Before Banza, Mike helped run Venture for America, the non-profit company Andrew Yang started.As you will hear during the chat, Mike is clearly an expert on food start-ups and we dive deep into some of the intricacies of what it takes to build them. We get into the nitty-gritty of how the food industry operates, useful strategies that young companies might want to keep in mind, why raising mega rounds might not always be the best strategy, and the importance of conducting research (and actually following what the data tells you!). Enjoy.Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tarullo?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@tarullo</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/eatbanza?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@eatbanza</a> / <a href="http://twitter.com/mpd" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@mpd</a>Guest Links: <a href="https://www.eatbanza.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Banza</a>, <a href="https://ventureforamerica.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Venture for America</a>, <a href="https://www.oathpizza.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Oath Pizza</a>Food Documentaries: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPD1oIKnnjs" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">What the Health</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCUbvOwwfWM&amp;ab_channel=RADiUS" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Fed Up</a>Podcast Links: <a href="https://interplay.vc/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCua7T3uyg6IQeSbYyNKT_Iw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/mpd" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/innovationwithmpd" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovationwithmpd" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>

The Playbook for Starting A Food Company w/ Mike Tarullo of Banza

For most of this show’s history, we’ve looked under the hood of software companies. But on this episode, we’re doing something a little different. We’re going inside Banza, the makers of chickpea pasta and the fastest selling pasta brand at Whole Foods and Target.Our guest is Banza's COO Mike Tarullo, who, as he puts it, "doesn't actually do operations." But you can be the judge of that. In our conversation, Mike explains the important difference between Operating and Operations for early stage start-ups, Banza’s guiding principles for hiring, and why industry expertise was not a top priority for their team. Whether you work in spaghetti or SaaS, check this one out.Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Sean and Mike on Twitter @Seany_Biz @tarullo @HYPERGROWTH_pod

For most of this show’s history, we’ve looked under the hood of software companies. But on this episode, we’re doing something a little different. We’re going inside Banza, the makers of chickpea pasta and the fastest selling pasta brand at Whole Foods and Target. Our guest is Banza's COO Mike Tarullo, who, as he puts it, "doesn't actually do operations." But you can be the judge of that. In our conversation, Mike explains the important difference between Operating and Operations for early stage start-ups, Banza’s guiding principles for hiring, and why industry expertise was not a top priority for their team. Whether you work in spaghetti or SaaS, check this one out. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Sean and Mike on Twitter @Seany_Biz @tarullo @HYPERGROWTH_pod

The Difference Between Operating and Operations (With Banza's Mike Tarullo)