Terracycle founder on why purpose isn’t enough for social entrepreneurship

Tom Szaky, Terracycle, Funding

You might recognize today’s guest because he was on Mixergy back in the early days of Mixergy Interviews. I learned so much from that interview.

One of the best lessons was when he said, “Everybody says to work your way up to the big guys. Screw that. I want to go after Walmart, because once you get the big guy, everyone else wants to work with you.”

I’m looking forward to learning even more from him. Tom Szaky is the founder of TerraCycle, a company whose a mission is to eliminate even the idea of waste by recycling the non-recyclable.

Tom Szaky

Terracycle

Tom Szaky is the founder of TerraCycle, a company whose a mission is to eliminate even the idea of waste by recycling the non-recyclable.

Andrew: Hey, there freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of “Mixergy” where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. I do it for an audience of real entrepreneurs who are listening to these interviews as they are building their companies. And obviously, not technically sitting there listening while building their companies at the same time. Sometimes they’re running, sometimes they’re at the gym, sometimes they’re commuting, but they are building their companies, and these interviews are helping them do it.

And today’s guest is a guy who, some of you have been listening for a while, a long time might recognize, because he was on Mixergy back in the early days of Mixergy Interviews. I read his book, I freaking loved it, I remember exactly what, I don’t know, Tom, do you ever get this sense where you listen to music, or you read a book, or you listen to an audiobook, and the place...

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