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Nick Kokonas
Owner / Founder: the Alinea Group. Formerly: Founder, CEO
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Nick Kokonas - Know What You Are Selling - [Invest Like The Best, REPLAY]
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Today, I am replaying my conversation with Nick Kokonas, one of my favorites from the show. Nick is the co-founder of 3 of the best restaurants and bars in America - Alinea, Next, and The Aviary as well as the co-founder and CEO of Tock, a comprehensive booking system for restaurants. He majored… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageNick Kokonas - Know What You Are Selling – [Founder’s Field Guide, Forever Episode]
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MentionsJames Cameron
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Today, we are running a special episode from our show Founder's Field Guide. In this conversation, Nick Kokonas shares his experience of bringing a business mindset to the restaurant industry. It is one of our favorites at Colossus and there is something for everyone in this timeless conversation.… More on the show's page
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Nick Kokonas of Tock & Alinea, flipping the low-margin restaurant model | E1262
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Nick Kokonas joins to discuss his his company Tock (10:50), his world-class restaurant group Alinea (0:54), how restaurants can improve their operating leverage (18:05), digital experiences augmenting hospitality (39:41), why tipping needs to be replaced (44:50), the labor supply (56:16), inflation… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageNick Kokonas - Know What You Are Selling – [Founder’s Field Guide, EP.8]
WithNick Kokonas
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My guest today is Nick Kokonas, the co-founder of the 3 of the best restaurants and bars in America - Alinea, Next, and The Aviary as well as the co-founder and CEO of Tock, a comprehensive booking system for restaurants. This was one of my favorite conversations in the history of the show. Nick is… More on the show's page
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Nick Kokonas Interviewed by Connie Loizos | Upfront Summit 2020
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Nick Kokonas (CEO, Tock) talks with Connie Loizos (StrictlyVC) about building and scaling software for traditional markets. Topics include: - How restaurants are operating with opaque information and how he's capitalizing on that need - The process and decisions behind building software from… More on the show's page
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#228 Co-Founder Alinea & Tock: Selling Experience
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Guest : Nick Kokonas, co-founder of the Alinea Group and former CEO of Tock As of October 1, 2024, Nick Kokonas is no longer an owner of the Alinea restaurant group, which he co-founded and ran for almost 20 years. When he bought a vineyard in Napa Valley prior to the exit, one of his sons… More on the show's page
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