O fundador e CEO da Chobani, Hamdi Ulukaya, tem uma história que praticamente define o sonho americano.

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Today Chobani is a global player and has more than 20% of the U.S. yogurt market. But it was a long, difficult journey (that began in an antiquated, abandoned yogurt factory in upstate New York) to get it there. CEO and founder Hamdi Ulukaya shares his thoughts on how to be a successful entrepreneur. He has always done things his own way. He wrote a piece for HBR nine years ago in which he said he was proud of the fact that Chobani didn&#8217;t have outside investors and that therefore he could run the company as he saw fit. Now Chobani is on track for an IPO, which means he&#8217;ll have plenty of new investors and outside scrutiny. Why the change? &#8220;In the early days, I wanted to have the freedom and flexibility to be able to make decisions fast and go forward,&#8221; he says. &#8220;Now we are in a place where the company is sizable, we have greater market share. Our growth is really, really good. And there&#8217;s still a long way to go. I celebrate people coming and being partners and being shareholders. It&#8217;s a perfect moment for us to be able to have others to come and join.&#8221;

Chobani Founder Hamdi Ulukaya on the Journey from Abandoned Factory to Yogurt Powerhouse

Hoje, a Chobani é uma empresa global e detém mais de 20% do mercado de iogurte dos EUA. Mas foi uma jornada longa e difícil (que começou em uma fábrica de iogurte antiquada e abandonada no norte do estado de Nova York) para chegar lá. O CEO e fundador Hamdi Ulukaya compartilha suas ideias sobre como ser um empreendedor de sucesso. Ele sempre fez as coisas do seu próprio jeito. Há nove anos, ele escreveu um artigo para a HBR no qual dizia que se orgulhava do fato de a Chobani não ter investidores externos e que, portanto, ele podia administrar a empresa como bem entendesse. Agora, a Chobani está no caminho certo para um IPO, o que significa que ele terá muitos novos investidores e um escrutínio externo. Por que a mudança? "Nos primeiros dias, eu queria ter a liberdade e a flexibilidade para poder tomar decisões rapidamente e seguir em frente", diz ele. "Agora estamos em uma posição em que a empresa é considerável, temos maior participação no mercado. Nosso crescimento é muito, muito bom. E ainda há um longo caminho a percorrer. Eu comemoro o fato de as pessoas virem, serem parceiras e acionistas. É um momento perfeito para que possamos ter outros que venham e se juntem a nós."

Hamdi Ulukaya, fundador da Chobani, fala sobre a jornada de uma f&aacute;brica abandonada a uma pot&ecirc;ncia de iogurte

Today Chobani is a global player and has more than 20% of the U.S. yogurt market. But it was a long, difficult journey (that began in an antiquated, abandoned yogurt factory in upstate New York) to get it there. CEO and founder Hamdi Ulukaya shares his thoughts on how to be a successful entrepreneur. He has always done things his own way. He wrote a piece for HBR nine years ago in which he said he was proud of the fact that Chobani didn’t have outside investors and that therefore he could run the company as he saw fit. Now Chobani is on track for an IPO, which means he’ll have plenty of new investors and outside scrutiny. Why the change? “In the early days, I wanted to have the freedom and flexibility to be able to make decisions fast and go forward,” he says. “Now we are in a place where the company is sizable, we have greater market share. Our growth is really, really good. And there’s still a long way to go. I celebrate people coming and being partners and being shareholders. It’s a perfect moment for us to be able to have others to come and join.”

Hamdi Ulukaya, fundador da Chobani, fala sobre a jornada de uma fábrica abandonada a uma potência de iogurte

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