At ButcherBox, our mission is to bring high-quality meat to our members while ensuring the humane and sustainable treatment of our animals. To us, there is no way to substitute quality standards which is why we always pay special attention to every detail of how an animal is raised — […]
Leadership
Choose the right stakeholders: Why we never took outside investment
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 […]
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 […]
7 Books That Helped Me Figure Out How To Be a Better Leader as ButcherBox Has Grown
As ButcherBox has evolved over the past couple of years, one area that I’ve had to work on personally is my development as a leader. My role, however, changed quite a bit from the early days of the company when Mike and I were quietly building ButcherBox out of Soldier Design’s […]
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 […]