There are lots of different stakeholders involved in ButcherBox that play crucial roles in bringing delicious steaks or pasture-raised bacon to your plate. There’s the farmer. There are the facilities that are cutting the meat into individual steaks. There is our growing number of employees, and there are all our […]
Mike Salguero
The rickety bus hits an unexpected bump – Dealing with a startup’s first, major problem
There is an analogy that I tend to use to describe to people what it’s like to build startups. For those who haven’t been involved in early-stage businesses, I explain the experience by comparing it to an uncharted adventure. I start by telling the story of how when you start […]
The Importance of Product: What Surprised Me Most While Building ButcherBox
Although this is my second time leading an early-stage venture—the first go-around being at CustomMade—I’ve been surprised by some of the differences building and growing ButcherBox. What has been most exciting is the realization that I really, really love selling a product. CustomMade was, from when we started the company, a marketplace that […]
The Possibilities — Good and Bad — with Amazon’s Entry into the Grass-Fed Industry
A report from Reuters revealed that this past week, e-commerce giant Amazon met — somewhat secretly — with a collection of grass-fed and organic beef farmers to look into becoming a larger player in connecting the grass-fed industry with consumers. According to New Food Economy, Amazon’s interest in meeting with […]