Nick Nanakos is the creator of ZIKI – a seed oil-free restaurant that has raised $6.7 million from Gigafund.

In this conversation, we spoke about Nick’s getting diagnosed with cancer, where his ambition comes from, and what role music plays in his life. 

(0:00) Intro

(3:12) Sports To Business Parallel

(8:02) Earliest Memories

(10:31) War Mode

(15:03) Ambition

(18:02) Leadership

(21:33) Calling Out VCs

(28:11) TruckBux To Ziki

(36:15) Becoming The Tesla Of Food

(43:39) Points Of Failure

(46:30) Diagnosed With Cancer At 26

(1:03:21) Death

(1:07:12) Generosity

(1:09:41) Music

(1:14:08) Challenge

Links

Ziki: https://ziki.kitchen

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zikikitchens

My Links

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