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Otherwise, they get rose-colored glasses about success in the home market and assume it will equate rapidly. You pointed out anticipating 5070% volumes. I have actually even seen cases where it's simply 2530% at launch.

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You need equity sponsors who think in the vision and the group. That's pricey, but it creates important mass, constructs awareness, and validates above-store leadership.

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And we were lucky that Dallasour second marketwas also where our team lived. Having the whole group in-market to support shops, hire, and make sure culture was substantial.

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Individuals frequently ignore how important group is to scaling. Our group took all the things we hated from past jobsfeeling underappreciated, underpaid, growth-stifledand constructed the opposite culture here.